n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-s ə - ˌ wer- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -war · ies
Etymology: Malay k ĕ suari, from an Austronesian language of the Moluccas
Date: 1611
: any of a genus ( Casuarius ) of large ratite birds chiefly of New Guinea and northern Australia that have a horny casque on the head and are closely related to the emu