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9 words match “CURASSOW”

CURASSOW n.
A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc., of the family Cracidæ.
CUSHEWBIRD n.
The galeated curassow. See Curassow.
HOCCO n.
The crested curassow; -- called also royal pheasant. See Curassow.
MITU n.
A South American curassow of the genus Mitua.
PARRAQUA n.
A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan.
PAUXI n.
A curassow (Ourax pauxi), which, in South America, is often domesticated.
PENELOPE n.
A genus of curassows, including the guans.
PERISTEROPODOUS a.
g pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
ROYAL a.
an palm tree (Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida. -- Royal pheasant. See Curassow. -- Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. -- Royal tern (Zoöl.), a large, crested American tern (Sterna maxima). -- Royal tiger. (Zoöl.) See Tiger. -- Royal touch, the touching of a diseased pers…