NOUN | animal | Emu novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae | large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller |
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Meaning | large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller. | |
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Synonyms | emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae | |
Member of | Dromaius, genus Dromaius | A genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes |
Broader | ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird | Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles |
Spanish | emú | |
Catalan | emú |
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