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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.] (Zo["o]l.) A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]} 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emu n 1: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism [syn: {electromagnetic unit}] 2: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller [syn: {Dromaius novaehollandiae}, {Emu novaehollandiae}]
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