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DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
Synonyms:
Dromaius novaehollandiae; emu; Emu novaehollandiae
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Hypernyms ("Dromaius 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 ("Dromaius novaehollandiae" is a member of...):
Dromaius; genus Dromaius (a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes)