| 释义 |
‖ mooruk|ˈmʊərʊk|
[See quot. 1860.]
A kind of cassowary, Casuarius Bennetti.
1860G. Bennett Gatherings Nat. in Australasia 244 A new species of Cassowary procured from the natives of New Britain... It utters a peculiar whistling sound, and I am informed it also emits a loud one resembling the word Mooruk, whence no doubt is derived its native name. 1876Encycl. Brit. V. 186/1 The Mooruk, or Bennett's Cassowary..approaching in the thickness of its legs to the moas. |