Emu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːmjuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Emu is a noun meaning A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
Meaning
A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
More Meanings
- (physics) Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
- (computing, video games, informal) Clipping of emulator.
- (obsolete) A cassowary (genus Casuarius).
Example Sentences
A bar magnet NS has poles of strength 144 emu, 5 cm apart.
From New Holland the emeu, / With his better moiety, / Has paid a visit to the Zo- / ological Society.
I left my young emeus […] just parted from their affectionate father, and not yet fully reconciled to beginning the world on their own account.
[page 1] 1. EGGES. Caſſawary, or Emeu, vide Aldrov: p. 542. Harveum, G.A. p. 61. […] [page 3] 4. CLAWES. […] A legge and claw of the Caſſawary or Emeu that dyed at S. James’s, Weſtminſter.
Word Forms
- emus
Related Words
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