emu

¹ American  

[ee-myoo] / ˈi myu /

noun

1. 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.

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EMU ² American  

1. Also electromagnetic unit.

2. Aerospace. extravehicular mobility unit.

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e.m.u. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. electromagnetic unit

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emu ² British  

/ ˈiːmjuː /

noun

1. 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

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EMU ³ British  

abbreviation

1. European Monetary Union

2. Economic and Monetary Union

3. See e.m.u.

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EMU Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of electromagnetic unit

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Etymology

Origin of emu

1605–15; earlier emeu (in earliest E source emia, eme ), ultimately < Portuguese ema, attested in 1541 as a name for the cassowary (further origin obscure); the replacement of -a by -eu, etc., is unexplained

Example Sentences

In addition to turkeys, residents include cows, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, llamas and emus.

From Los Angeles Times

These include several species of deer, as well as animals not native to China, such as ostrich and emu.

From Science Magazine

Australia's Commonweath Coat of Arms has a shield with symbols of the nation's six states held up by a kangaroo and an emu.

From Fox News

Australia’s Commonweath Coat of Arms has a shield with symbols of the nation’s six states held up by a kangaroo and an emu.

From Seattle Times

Wiggle, the Sebastopol goose chick and Taz the emu chick were born in an incubator, while Alfred the kid goat was not being fed by his mother.

From BBC