Thesaurus: emu

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1. n. A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly.
2. n. any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
3. n. large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
4. 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. [Written also emeu and emew.] Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich. Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
5. A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novæ-Hollandiæ and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and theostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly. [Written alsoemeu and emew.]
6. n:100 n. large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller