dromaius novaehollandiae

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   large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

   SynonymsemuEmu novaehollandiae

   Broaderratite

   Part ofDromaius

Questions about dromaius novaehollandiae

What does dromaius novaehollandiae mean?

dromaius novaehollandiae means "large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller".

What is another word for dromaius novaehollandiae?

Close synonyms include emu, Emu novaehollandiae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dromaius novaehollandiae a common word?

dromaius novaehollandiae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.