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    FAMILY CASUARIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowariesplay

    Synonyms:

    Casuaridae; family Casuaridae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Casuaridae" is a kind of...):

    bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

    Meronyms (members of "family Casuaridae"):

    Casuarius; genus Casuarius (type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries)

    Holonyms ("family Casuaridae" is a member of...):

    Casuariiformes; order Casuariiformes (a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus)

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