emu ( Family: Dromaiidae )


Pronunciation key

( ēmū )

e•mu

n.

[prob. < Port. ema a crane].

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

Taxonomic Hierarchy
emu with chicks
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)
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