casuarius

Questions about casuarius

What does casuarius mean?

casuarius means "type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries".

How many syllables are in casuarius?

casuarius has 5 syllables and divides as ca-su-a-ri-us under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for casuarius?

Close synonyms include genus Casuarius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is casuarius a common word?

casuarius is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.