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Cassowary

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A large bird of the genus Casuarius found in the east Indies It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance consisting of plates overlapping each other and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs It is a shy bird and runs with great rapidity Other species inhabit New Guinea Australia etc

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