Definition of curassow in English:

curassow

noun ˈkjʊərəsəʊˈk(y)o͝orəˌsou

A large crested bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in colour.
Genus Crax (and Nothocrax), family Cracidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- The barriers that currently separate the species, combined with the essentially nonmigratory behavior of curassows, hint strongly at a primary role for vicariance.
- The curassows comprise 14 species of sedentary Neotropical birds classified in four genera (Crax, Nothocrax, Mitu, and Pauxi) in the family Cracidae.
- Did you know that great curassows - 36-inch-tall blue-black birds with yellow bills - mate for life?
- A study group of relatively sedentary birds, such as the curassows, should provide some insight on how important dispersal is to the evolutionary history of less-mobile birds.
- Male curassows in breeding season vocalize with a deep, resonant humming.

Origin

Late 17th century: anglicized form of Curaçao.

Rhymes

Curaçao

Definition of curassow in US English:

curassow

nounˈk(y)o͝orəˌsou

A large crested bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in color.
Genus Crax (and Nothocrax), family Cracidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- Did you know that great curassows - 36-inch-tall blue-black birds with yellow bills - mate for life?
- Male curassows in breeding season vocalize with a deep, resonant humming.
- The barriers that currently separate the species, combined with the essentially nonmigratory behavior of curassows, hint strongly at a primary role for vicariance.
- A study group of relatively sedentary birds, such as the curassows, should provide some insight on how important dispersal is to the evolutionary history of less-mobile birds.
- The curassows comprise 14 species of sedentary Neotropical birds classified in four genera (Crax, Nothocrax, Mitu, and Pauxi) in the family Cracidae.

Origin

Late 17th century: anglicized form of Curaçao.

单词	curassow
释义	Definition of curassow in English: curassow noun ˈkjʊərəsəʊˈk(y)o͝orəˌsou A large crested bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in colour. Genus Crax (and Nothocrax), family Cracidae: several species Example sentencesExamples The barriers that currently separate the species, combined with the essentially nonmigratory behavior of curassows, hint strongly at a primary role for vicariance. The curassows comprise 14 species of sedentary Neotropical birds classified in four genera (Crax, Nothocrax, Mitu, and Pauxi) in the family Cracidae. Did you know that great curassows - 36-inch-tall blue-black birds with yellow bills - mate for life? A study group of relatively sedentary birds, such as the curassows, should provide some insight on how important dispersal is to the evolutionary history of less-mobile birds. Male curassows in breeding season vocalize with a deep, resonant humming. Origin Late 17th century: anglicized form of Curaçao. Rhymes Curaçao Definition of curassow in US English: curassow nounˈk(y)o͝orəˌsou A large crested bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in color. Genus Crax (and Nothocrax), family Cracidae: several species Example sentencesExamples Did you know that great curassows - 36-inch-tall blue-black birds with yellow bills - mate for life? Male curassows in breeding season vocalize with a deep, resonant humming. The barriers that currently separate the species, combined with the essentially nonmigratory behavior of curassows, hint strongly at a primary role for vicariance. A study group of relatively sedentary birds, such as the curassows, should provide some insight on how important dispersal is to the evolutionary history of less-mobile birds. The curassows comprise 14 species of sedentary Neotropical birds classified in four genera (Crax, Nothocrax, Mitu, and Pauxi) in the family Cracidae. Origin Late 17th century: anglicized form of Curaçao.
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