\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 biloted; the neck and breast are black; the
back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the
neck, blue.