curassow

Other forms: curassows

Definitions of curassow
  1. noun
    large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
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    type of:
    gallinacean, gallinaceous bird
    heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
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