emus
Australian flightless birds
Emus are large flightless birds native to Australia, second only to ostriches in size.
They have shaggy gray-brown feathers, long necks, and powerful legs built for running.
The plural follows standard English rules: We spotted several emus in the outback.
Singular: emu.
Large flightless Australian bird
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- ostrichLargest living bird
- rheaFlightless South American bird
- moaExtinct flightless New Zealand bird
penguin · grounded · wingless · terrestrial · runners · vestigial · Gondwana
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- avianOf or concerning birds
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
nesting · egg-laying · foraging · pecking · preening · habitat · species · flock
cassowary
Large flightless Australian bird
moa · penguin · grounded · wingless · terrestrial · runners · vestigial · Gondwana
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
ornithology · nesting · egg-laying · foraging · pecking · preening · habitat · species · flock · roosting
outback
Remote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- billabongIsolated river pool
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
wallaby · koala · wombat · platypus · echidna · dingo · aboriginal · boomerang · didgeridoo · Uluru
tall
Of considerable height
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- uprightVertical or morally sound
towering · swift · speedy · runners · sprinting · stride · powerful · legs · clawed · three-toed
- Australian OutbackUluru, outback, red sand, red earth, red desert
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, echidna, wombat
- egg-layerschickens, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys
- flightless birdsostrich, penguins, ostriches, kiwi, cassowary
- dust bathingchickens, sparrows, quail, chinchillas, finches
emuseagles
Large predatory birds
hawks · swallows · albatrosses · falcons · hummingbirds
emushummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
wrens · finches · goldcrests · sparrows · kinglets
- emu eggFlightless bird's reproductive product