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Definition of Curassow

Curassow
Curassow Cu*ras"sow (k?-r?s"s?), n. [Native name in Brazil.] (Zool.) A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc., of the family Cracid[ae]. Note: The crested curassow (Crax alector) is black, and about the size of a small hen-turkey, with an erectile crest of curled feathers. It ranges from Mexico to Brazil. The galeated curassow or cushew bird (Ourax Pauxi) is similar in size, and has a large, hollow, blue, pear-shaped protuberance on the head.

Meaning of Curassow from wikipedia

- Cur****ows are one of the three major groups of cracid birds. They comprise the largest-bodied species of the cracid family. Three of the four genera are...
- The wattled cur****ow (Crax globulosa) is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the cur****ows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests...
- The Alagoas cur****ow (Mitu mitu) is a glossy-black, pheasant-like bird. It was formerly found in forests in Northeastern Brazil in what is now the states...
- The great cur****ow (Crax rubra) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central...
- The chachalacas, guans, and cur****ows are birds in the family Cracidae. These are species of tropical and subtropical Central and South America. The range...
- The Sira cur****ow (Pauxi koepckeae) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is found in the Cerros del Sira in central Peru. Its natural habitat...
- The nocturnal cur****ow (Nothocrax urumutum) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and cur****ows. It is found in Brazil,...
- The horned cur****ow (Pauxi unicornis), or southern helmeted cur****ow, is a species of bird in the family Cracidae found in humid tropical and subtropical...
- The bare-faced cur****ow (Crax fasciolata) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, cur****ows, etc. It is found in Brazil,...
- The red-billed cur****ow or red-****bed cur****ow (Crax blumenbachii) is an endangered species of cracid that is endemic to lowland Atlantic Forest in the...