Emu novaehollandiae


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Noun1.Emu novaehollandiae - large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smallerEmu novaehollandiae - large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
Dromaius novaehollandiae, emu
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
Dromaius, genus Dromaius - a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
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