genus casuarius

English Thesaurus

1. type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	cassowary,
definition	:	large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	casuaridae, family casuaridae,
definition	:	a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries (noun.animal)