ˈkasəˌwerē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Malay kĕsuari
: any of several large ratite birds of New Guinea, Australia, the Aru islands, and Ceram closely related to the emu and constituting a genus and family of the order Casuariiformes and having the claw of the inner toe elongated, a horny casque on the head, wattles on the neck, slender hairlike feathers of dark color with the aftershaft as large as the main portion, and wing quills reduced to a few stout barbless shafts