单词 | emu |
释义 | emu[ ee-myoo ] / ˈi myu / nouna 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 emu1605–15; 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 Words nearby emuEMR, EMS, EMT, emtricitabine, Emtriva, emu, emu-bob, emu bush, emulate, emulation, emulgens Definition for emu (2 of 2)EMU Also emu electromagnetic unit. Aerospace. extravehicular mobility unit. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emuBritish Dictionary definitions for emu (1 of 3)emu / (ˈiːmjuː) / nouna large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order CasuariiformesSee also ratite Word Origin for emuC17: changed from Portuguese ema ostrich, from Arabic Na-`amah ostrich British Dictionary definitions for emu (2 of 3)EMU abbreviation forEuropean Monetary Union Economic and Monetary Union See e.m.u. British Dictionary definitions for emu (3 of 3)e.m.u. EMUabbreviation forelectromagnetic unit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for emuEMU Abbreviation of electromagnetic unit The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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