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emu
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun emu has 2 senses
- emu(n = noun.quantity) electromagnetic unit - any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism; Array is a kind of unit, unit of measurement
- emu(n = noun.animal) dromaius novaehollandiae, emu novaehollandiae - large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller; Array is a kind of flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird
has particulars: capacitance unit, charge unit, quantity unit, conductance unit, current unit, elastance unit, field strength unit, flux density unit, inductance unit, light unit, magnetomotive force unit, potential unit, power unit, radioactivity unit, resistance unit
is a member of dromaius, genus dromaius
CIDE DICTIONARY
emu, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. émou, émeu, emu.].
A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novæ-Hollandiæ and D. irroratus ), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly. [1913 Webster]
" The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
emu, n. a large flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, native to Australia, and capable of running at high speed.
Etymology
earlier emia, eme f. Port. ema
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