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Descriptor English: Dromaiidae
Descriptor Spanish: Dromaiidae
Descriptor Dromaiidae
Entry term(s) Dromaius novaehollandiae
emú común
emús
Scope note: Miembros de los Casuariiformes, orden de pájaros corredores que carecen de alas. El emu es el único miembro superviviente de la familia Dromeidae. Habitan de forma natural en los bosques, llanuras abiertas y praderas de Australia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dromaiidae
Descriptor French: Dromaiidae
Entry term(s): Dromaius novaehollandiae
Emu
Emus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.600.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020312
Scope note: A family of flightless, running BIRDS, in the order Casuariiformes. The emu is the only surviving member of the family. They naturally inhabit forests, open plains, and grasslands in Australia.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Birds (1973-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see EMUS 1999
History Note: 2005 (1999)
DeCS ID: 33706
Unique ID: D020312
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Dromaiidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0029963
Scope note A family of flightless, running BIRDS, in the order Casuariiformes. The emu is the only surviving member of the family. They naturally inhabit forests, open plains, and grasslands in Australia.
Preferred term Dromaiidae
Entry term(s) Emus
Emu - Narrower
Concept UI M0452699
Preferred term Emu
Entry term(s) Dromaius novaehollandiae



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