Dromaius novaehollandiae

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology
An emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Latin Dromaius (“fast-footed”) + novaehollandiae (“New Hollander”)

Proper noun

Dromaius novaehollandiae m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Dromaiidae – the emu.

Synonyms

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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