Genus Casuarius (Noun)
Meaning
Type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Casuarius is the only genus in the Casuaridae family that includes a group of large, flightless birds commonly known as cassowaries.
- The sole living genus Casuarius of cassowaries comprises three distinct species, all native to Australasia.
- The male genus Casuarius is smaller than the female, which is unusual for a bird species, but this rule only applies to some species within this genus group.
- Taxonomic classification, the large flightless ratites are organized into a single genus Casuarius.
- These distinctive large birds that belong to this genus Casuarius represent the largest surviving land animals in their native habitat.