Dromaius

Translingual

Proper noun

Dromaius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaiidae – the emus.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae - infraclass; Casuariiformes - order; Dromaiidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Dromaius ater (King Island emu), Dromaius novaehollandiae (emu) - extant genera; †Dromaius baudinianus, †Dromaius ocypus - extinct genera

References

Dromaius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dromaius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dromaius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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