| / English Dictionary |
EMU NOVAEHOLLANDIAE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
Synonyms:
Dromaius novaehollandiae; emu; Emu novaehollandiae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Emu novaehollandiae" is a kind of...):
flightless bird; ratite; ratite bird (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)
Holonyms ("Emu novaehollandiae" is a member of...):
Dromaius; genus Dromaius (a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
