curassow
noun
cu·ras·sow
ˈkyu̇r-ə-ˌsō 
ˈku̇r-
: any of several large arboreal gallinaceous game birds (family Cracidae, especially genus Crax) of South and Central America
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Other animals: Giraffe, alpaca, dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, hyena, porcupine, prairie dogs, hornbill birds, curassow birds, capybara, lion, horses, Grévy’s zebra, Indian rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, llama, anoa, African buffalo, bontebok and cassowary.
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Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
This might explain why chachalacas, guans and curassow — birds in the family Cracidae — possess penetrative penises.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
There were trogons and toucans, curassows and woodpeckers.
—National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
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Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
This might explain why chachalacas, guans and curassow — birds in the family Cracidae — possess penetrative penises.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
There were trogons and toucans, curassows and woodpeckers.
—National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
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