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emu
(iːmjuː)
Word forms: plural emus, plural emu
countable noun
An emu is a large Australian bird which cannot fly.
emu in British English
(ˈiːmjuː)
noun
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 ratiteWord origin
C17: changed from Portuguese ema ostrich, from Arabic Na-`amah ostrichEMU in British English
abbreviation for
1.
European Monetary Union
2.
Economic and Monetary Union
3. e.m.u.
e.m.u. in British English
or EMU
abbreviation for
electromagnetic unit
electromagnetic unit in British English
noun
any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the magnetic constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
Abbreviation: EMU, e.m.u.. Compare electrostatic unit EMU in American English
or emu
electromagnetic units
emu in American English
(ˈiˌmju)
noun
any of a family (Dromaiidae) of large, flightless Australian birds
see also cassowary Word origin
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