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GENUS DROMAIUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
Synonyms:
Dromaius; genus Dromaius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Dromaius" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dromaius"):
Dromaius novaehollandiae; emu; Emu novaehollandiae (large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller)
Holonyms ("genus Dromaius" is a member of...):
Casuariiformes; order Casuariiformes (a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus)