The Collaborative International Dictionary
Casuarius Bennetti
Mooruk \Moo"ruk\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of cassowary ( Casuarius Bennetti) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary. Its crest is bilobed; the neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the neck, blue.