HyperDic: dromaius_novaehollandiae

English > 1 sense of the expression Dromaius novaehollandiae:
NOUNanimalDromaius novaehollandiae, emu, Emu novaehollandiaelarge Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
English > Dromaius novaehollandiae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller.
Synonymsemu, Emu novaehollandiae
Member ofDromaius, genus DromaiusA genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
Broaderratite, ratite bird, flightless birdFlightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles
Spanishemú
Catalanemú

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