Microsoft's Bing organized their research on the genus on a webpage you can access through 'the emboldened link(s)' below; but first I want to teach you about those words. And I find you understand words better if you see 'the words at their base' (then going on to look at the words at those words' bases, then the words at those words' bases, etc.-etc. ad infinitum into their Foundation)
The word “Cassowary” is built on ancient words for the Large, |Flightless, Australian or |Papuan Bird (in the language of |Malay (|Austronesian), via French or |Dutch).
They say,
Adult cassowaries have no known predators because they are incredibly aggressive. Solitary by nature, they become highly agitated by intrusions into their space. With long, dagger-like claws on each foot, their kicks are so lethal that they've been known to eviscerate much larger creatures, even humans on occasion.
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