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Cassican logo #21002• (n.) An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird.
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Cassican

Cassican logo #20972Cas'si·can noun [ New Latin cassicus helmeted, from Latin cassis a belmet.] (Zoology) An American bird of the genus Cassicus , allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes gi...
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