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    GENUS DROMAIUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of birds in the order Casuariiformesplay

    Synonyms:

    Dromaius; genus Dromaius

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Dromaius" is a kind of...):

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Dromaius"):

    Dromaius novaehollandiae; emu; Emu novaehollandiae (large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller)

    Holonyms ("genus Dromaius" is a member of...):

    Casuariiformes; order Casuariiformes (a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus)

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