curassow

American  

[kyoor-uh-soh, kyoo-ras-oh] / ˈkyʊər əˌsoʊ, kyʊˈræs oʊ /

noun

1. any of several large, arboreal, gallinaceous birds of the family Cracidae, of South and Central America.

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curassow British  

/ ˈkjʊərəˌsəʊ /

noun

1. any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers See also guan

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Etymology

Origin of curassow

First recorded in 1675–85; after Curaçao

Example Sentences

They are the first offspring of their mother, Jackie, a 6-year-old blue-billed curassow.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

The zoo has welcomed two red-billed curassow chicks after they were incubated for 30 days.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2021

With so much global forest in close proximity to humans, larger forest animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas, tapirs or curassow birds are being hunted to extinction in individual areas.

From Scientific American • Mar. 24, 2015

The male black-and-white curassow is all black, like Mason, and she may have seen him as a larger version of a possible mate.

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2013

Luckily, Kermit returned with the chicken-like curassow for a pot of canja.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple