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Example sentences for "curassow"

Lexicographically close words:
curae; curage; curam; curare; curas; curassows; curat; curate; curates; curative
  1. We passed completely round this pool, finding the crowns of the trees on its borders tenanted by curassow birds, whose presence was betrayed as usual by the peculiar note which they emit.

  2. Curassow birds are plentiful on the banks of the Solimoens, but to get a brace or two requires the sacrifice of several days for the trip.

  3. We had not gone far before a soft, long-drawn whistle was heard aloft in the trees, betraying the presence of Mutums (Curassow birds).

  4. We were amused at the excessive and almost absurd tameness of a fine Mutum or Curassow turkey, that ran about the house.

  5. Defn: A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan.

  6. Defn: A South American curassow of the genus Mitua.

  7. A South American curassow of the genus Mitua.

  8. Azara described both sexes of this Curassow under the name of "El Mitu" (Apunt.

  9. Another type of curassow is the latter-mentioned hocco, a name said to be a native word in Guiana.

  10. Both the red curassow and the globose curassow are fairly common; the natives call them kambūl.

  11. The curassow was the best behaved of the party.

  12. Putting the curassow on the ground, with its legs tied, Kallolo begged me to assist him in throwing a quantity of earth over the front of the pit.


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