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Tasmanian emu

Tasmanian emu noun: an extinct subspecies of the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis, once endemic to Tasmania, where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene.

tasmanian emu: an extinct subspecies of the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis, once endemic to Tasmania,...
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Noun

Tasmanian emu (plural Tasmanian emus)

  1. An extinct subspecies of the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis, once endemic to Tasmania, where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene.
    • The were followed into oblivion by their neighbours the Tasmanian emus (diemenensis) some fifty years later.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 33

Forms of Tasmanian emu

pluralTasmanian emus

Questions about Tasmanian emu

What does Tasmanian emu mean?
Tasmanian emu means an extinct subspecies of the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis, once endemic to Tasmania, where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene.
What part of speech is Tasmanian emu?
Tasmanian emu is a noun.
What is the plural of Tasmanian emu?
The plural of Tasmanian emu is Tasmanian emus.

Words near Tasmanian emu in the dictionary

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  2. Tasmanian cave spider
  3. Tasmanian devil
  4. Tasmanian devils
  5. Tasmanian dodge
  6. Tasmanian emu
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  8. Tasmanian grass grub
  9. Tasmanian grass grubs
  10. Tasmanian myrtle
  11. Tasmanian myrtles

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