Definition 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.

Generic synonyms: Gallinacean, Gallinaceous Bird
Group relationships: Crax, Genus Crax

Definition of Curassow

1. n. A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc., of the family Cracidæ.

Definition of Curassow

1. Noun. Any of several species of bird in the genera ''Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi'' and ''Crax'' of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Curassow

1. a turkey-like bird [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Curassow

curari
curariform
curarimimetic
curarine
curarines
curaris
curarise
curarised
curarises
curarization
curarizations
curarize
curarized
curarizes
curarizing
curat
curate
curate's egg
curate cycloid
curated
curateless
curates
curates' eggs
curateship
curateships
curating
curation
curations

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