Emu novaehollandiae

Emu novaehollandiae
noun
large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
Hypernyms: ↑ratite, ↑ratite bird, ↑flightless bird
Member Holonyms: ↑Dromaius, ↑genus Dromaius

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  • emu — ȅmu m <G ua, N mn ui> DEFINICIJA zool. ptica trkačica (Dromaeus Novae Hollandiae), tamnog čekinjastog perja; australski kazuar ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. Emu novaehollandiae ← port. ema …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • emu — EMÚ s.m. invar. Pasăre terestră de talie mare, originară din Australia şi din Tanzania, asemănătoare cu struţul, dar lipsită de creastă (Dromiceius novaehollandiae). – Din fr. émou, germ. Emu. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • Emu — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dromaius novaehollandiae angl. emu vok. Emu, m rus. эму, m pranc. emeu d Australie, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – emu …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • emu — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dromaius novaehollandiae angl. emu vok. Emu, m rus. эму, m pranc. emeu d Australie, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – emu …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Emu — For other uses, see Emu (disambiguation). Emu Temporal range: Paleocene–present …   Wikipedia

  • emu — /ee myooh/, n. a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings. [1605 15; earlier emeu (in earliest E source emia, eme) …   Universalium

  • Emú — ► sustantivo masculino ZOOLOGÍA Ave corredora de gran tamaño originaria de Australia, de plumaje marrón y cuello emplumado. (Dromiceius novae hollandiae.) * * * emú (del port. «ema», especie de avestruz, quizá influido por «ñandú»; Dromaius… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • EMU — 1. Also, emu See electromagnetic unit. 2. Aerospace. See extravehicular mobility unit. * * * Ratite of Australia. After the ostrich, the emu is the second largest living bird. They stand more than 5 ft (1.5 m) tall and often weigh more than 100… …   Universalium

  • emu — /ˈimju / (say eemyooh) noun (plural emu or emus) 1. Also, Obsolete, emeu. a large, flightless, three toed Australian ratite bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, of the family Casuariidae, closely related to the cassowary, having dark brown shaggy… …  

  • ému — tudi emú ja m (ẹ̑; ȗ) zool. velika ptica, ki živi v Avstraliji, Dromaeus novaehollandiae …   Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

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