emu ( Family: Dromaiidae )

Pronunciation key ( ē′mū )

e•mu

n.

[prob. < Port. ema a crane].

Large flightless Australian bird similar to the ostrich but smaller. Also spelled emeu.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Aves – Birds
Order	Struthioniformes – Ostriches, Cassowaires, Emus, Kiwis, Rheas
Family	Dromaiidae – Emus
Direct Children:
Genus	Dromaius Vieillot, 1816

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Dromaiidae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 174383

Cassowaries & Emus [Family: Casuariidae] Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)