EMU NOVAEHOLLANDIAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Emu novaehollandiae mean? 

• EMU NOVAEHOLLANDIAE (noun)
  The noun EMU NOVAEHOLLANDIAE has 1 sense:

1. large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

  Familiarity information: EMU NOVAEHOLLANDIAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMU NOVAEHOLLANDIAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dromaius novaehollandiae; emu; Emu novaehollandiae

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)