curassow
1Curassow — Cu*ras sow (k? r?s s?), n. [Native name in Brazil.] (Zool.) A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera {Crax}, {Ourax}, etc., of the family {Cracid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The crested curassow ({Crax alector}) is black, and about the… …
2curassow — [kyo͞o′rə sō΄, kyo͞o ras′ō΄] n. [< CURAÇAO] any of several dark, crested, gallinaceous game birds (family Cracidae, esp. genera Crax and Mitu) of South and Central America, which usually nest in trees …
3Curassow — For the island, see Curaçao. Curassows Head of female Wattled Curassow Crax globulosa Scientific classification …
4curassow — /kyoor euh soh , kyoo ras oh/, n. any of several large, arboreal, gallinaceous birds of the family Cracidae, of South and Central America. [1675 85; after CURAÇAO] * * * Any of numerous tropical American bird species (family Cracidae); strictly… …
5curassow — tikrieji kraksai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Crax angl. curassow vok. Hokko, m rus. гокко, m pranc. hocco, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kraksai siauresnis terminas – didysis kraksas siauresnis terminas – Dobantono… …
6curassow — noun Etymology: alteration of Curaçao Date: 1685 any of several large arboreal gallinaceous game birds (family Cracidae, especially genus Crax) of South and Central America …
7curassow — noun Any of several species of bird in the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas …
8curassow — n. large game bird with tuft of feathers related to the pheasants and domestic fowl …
9curassow — [ kjʊərəsəʊ] noun a large crested pheasant like bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. [Genus Crax: several species.] Origin C17: anglicized form of Curaçao (see curaçao) …
10curassow — cu·ras·sow …
