emu
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
Origin of emu
1Other definitions for EMU (2 of 2)
Also emu electromagnetic unit.
Aerospace. extravehicular mobility unit.
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How to use emu in a sentence
Where it started, no one knows, possibly in Texas, where the men are men, and the emus are nervous.
Why Democrats Should Blame Themselves for the Tea Party | Kinky Friedman | April 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTNeither fish nor muscles remained in the creek, nor emus nor kangaroos on the plains.
We were just about to land, to prepare our dinner, when two emus swam across the river ahead of us.
So far, all members of the group will be Emus, they will form an emu local group.
Social Origins and Primal Law | Andrew LangKangaroos are very numerous, and from their traces appeared of large size; but we saw neither emus nor native dogs.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia | Phillip Parker King
Triptol´emus is usually represented as a young man, seated in a splendid chariot drawn by flying serpents.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
British Dictionary definitions for emu (1 of 3)
/ (ˈiːmjuː) /
a large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order Casuariiformes: See also ratite
Origin of emu
1British Dictionary definitions for EMU (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for e.m.u. (3 of 3)
electromagnetic unit
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Scientific definitions for EMU
Abbreviation of electromagnetic unit
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