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