DROMAIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dromaius mean? 

• DROMAIUS (noun)
  The noun DROMAIUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes

  Familiarity information: DROMAIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROMAIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dromaius; genus Dromaius

Hypernyms ("Dromaius" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Dromaius"):

Dromaius novaehollandiae; emu; Emu novaehollandiae (large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller)

Holonyms ("Dromaius" is a member of...):

Casuariiformes; order Casuariiformes (a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus)

 Context examples 

An oil rendered from the fat of the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae.

(Emu Oil, NCI Thesaurus)