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单词 curassow
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Definition of curassow in English:

curassow

noun ˈkjʊərəsəʊˈk(y)o͝orəˌsou
  • A large crested bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in colour.

    凤冠雉

    Genus Crax (and Nothocrax), family Cracidae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The barriers that currently separate the species, combined with the essentially nonmigratory behavior of curassows, hint strongly at a primary role for vicariance.
    • The curassows comprise 14 species of sedentary Neotropical birds classified in four genera (Crax, Nothocrax, Mitu, and Pauxi) in the family Cracidae.
    • Did you know that great curassows - 36-inch-tall blue-black birds with yellow bills - mate for life?
    • A study group of relatively sedentary birds, such as the curassows, should provide some insight on how important dispersal is to the evolutionary history of less-mobile birds.
    • Male curassows in breeding season vocalize with a deep, resonant humming.

Origin

Late 17th century: anglicized form of Curaçao.

Rhymes

Curaçao

Definition of curassow in US English:

curassow

nounˈk(y)o͝orəˌsou
  • A large crested bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in color.

    凤冠雉

    Genus Crax (and Nothocrax), family Cracidae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did you know that great curassows - 36-inch-tall blue-black birds with yellow bills - mate for life?
    • Male curassows in breeding season vocalize with a deep, resonant humming.
    • The barriers that currently separate the species, combined with the essentially nonmigratory behavior of curassows, hint strongly at a primary role for vicariance.
    • A study group of relatively sedentary birds, such as the curassows, should provide some insight on how important dispersal is to the evolutionary history of less-mobile birds.
    • The curassows comprise 14 species of sedentary Neotropical birds classified in four genera (Crax, Nothocrax, Mitu, and Pauxi) in the family Cracidae.

Origin

Late 17th century: anglicized form of Curaçao.

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