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Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]} and D. irroratus), related to the
cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is
unable to fly. [Written also emeu and emew.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the
Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
[1913 Webster]
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
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dromaius novaehollandiae
(wn) | Dromaius novaehollandiae
n 1: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but
smaller [syn: emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, {Emu
novaehollandiae}] |
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Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]} and D. irroratus), related to the
cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is
unable to fly. [Written also emeu and emew.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the
Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
[1913 Webster]
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster] |
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