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Definitions for Emu

[1] a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius ) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
[2] Also emu electromagnetic unit.
[3] Aerospace . extravehicular mobility unit.
[4] 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 ratite
[5] European Monetary Union
[6] Economic and Monetary Union
[7] See e.m.u.

Words nearby Emu

empyrean, empyreuma, emr, ems, emt, emu, emu bush, emu oil, emu parade, emu-bob, emu-wren

Origin of Emu

1605–15; 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

Word origin for Emu

C17: changed from Portuguese ema ostrich, from Arabic Na-`amah ostrich