Cursōres

Cursōres

Cursōres (lat.), Vögel ohne Hinterzehen, doch mit kräftigen Füßen; laufen schnell, haben starke Schenkelmuskeln etc. Dazu Strauß, Casuar, Trappe.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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