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
1Words Nearby emu
Other 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
Gordon Brown, too, resisted the siren calls of the Europhiles in his own party to take Britain into the emu.
Niall Ferguson: Great Britain Saves Itself by Rejecting the EU | Niall Ferguson | December 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAround my middle I wore a kind of double apron of emu skin, with feathers.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontA man of the emu phratry marries a woman of the Kangaroo phratry, and to that phratry her children belong.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangLizard man, in local group emu, might marry Snipe woman also in local group emu, as far as extant totem law now goes.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Langemu local group is now full of members of Snipe, Lizard, and other animal-named members by maternal descent.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Lang
Thus Lizard man, in emu local group, cannot marry Snipe woman in the same.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Lang
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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