Great Cassowary - Great Cassowary

Japanese: オオヒクイドリ - おおひくいどり
Great Cassowary - Great Cassowary

…General term for birds of the Casuariidae family of birds in the order Ostrich (or Casuariidae). This family includes one genus and three species: the Great Cassowary, the Papuan Cassowary, and the Lesser Cassowary. The Great Cassowary is sometimes simply called the Cassowary. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Giant Cassowary" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ダチョウ目(またはヒクイドリ目)ヒクイドリ科Casuariidaeの鳥の総称。この科にはオオヒクイドリ,パプアヒクイドリ,コヒクイドリの1属3種があり,またオオヒクイドリを単にヒクイドリと呼ぶこともある。大型の走鳥類の一つ。…

※「オオヒクイドリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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