单词 | curassow |
释义 | curassown. One of a family of gallinaceous birds found in Central and South America; they have a general resemblance to the turkey, and several species are domesticated. The most common species, to which the name corrosou or Curaçao-bird was originally applied, is the Crested Curassow, Crax alector, of a greenish-black colour with a white crest; the Galeated Curassow or Cushew-bird, Pauxis galeata, has a large bony protuberance on the upper part of the bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Cracidae > member of genus Crax (curassow) mitu1625 mituporanga1678 curassow1699 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 115 The Corrosou is a large, black Land-bird, heavy and big as a Turkey-hen. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. ii. 67 The Correso..The Cock has a Crown of black Feathers on his Head, and appears very stately. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 129/2. 1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §430 The Crested Curassow is one of the most common Birds of Guiana. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xviii. 162 The cries of the Curassao..and other gallinaceous birds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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