- A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east
Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed
with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates
overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each
wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs
with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.
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