curassow

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C0810200 (ko͝or′ə-sō′, kyo͝or′-)n. Any of several long-tailed, crested South and Central American game birds of the family Cracidae, related to the pheasants and domestic fowl.

[Alteration of Curaçao.]

curassow

(ˈkjʊərəˌsəʊ) n (Animals) any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers. See also guan[C17: anglicized variant of Curaçao (island)]

cu•ras•sow

(ˈkyʊər əˌsoʊ, kyʊˈræs oʊ)

n. any of several large gallinaceous birds of the guan family, esp. of the genus Crax, typically crested, with bony casques above the bill. [1675–85; after Curaçao]

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Noun

curassow - large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and foodgallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birdsCrax, genus Crax - type genus of the Cracidae: curassows

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curassow

(kyûr`əsō'), common name for the largest members of an order of game birds called pigeon-toed fowls, which includes the white-crested guan and the rufous-bellied chachalaca, Ortalis wagleri. These gregarious roosting birds, found from Texas to Argentina, vary from 20 to 40 in. (50–100 cm) in length and are brownish to olive-green in color. They feed on fruit, vegetation, and insects. Curassows are larger than other members of the family and have an erect crest and bright orange or yellow bills. The great curassow, Crax rubra, is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The meat of these birds is a delicacy. Although none are found in the Dutch West Indies, their name is taken from the island of Curaçao. They are easily tamed. Curassows are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Galliformes, family Cracidae.

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noun large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails

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