Main Entry: cas·so·wary

Pronunciation: \ˈka-sə-ˌwer-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cas·so·war·ies

Etymology: Malay kĕsuari, from an Austronesian language of the Moluccas

Date: 1611

: any of a genus (Casuarius) of large ratite birds chiefly of New Guinea and northern Australia that have a horny casque on the head and are closely related to the emu