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Webster 1913 Edition


Emu

E′mu

,
Noun.
[Cf. Pg.
ema
ostrich, F.
émou
,
émeu
, emu.]
(Zoöl.)
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
.]
☞ The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
Emu wren
.
See in the Vocabulary.

Webster 1828 Edition


Emu

E'MU

,
Noun.
A large fowl of S. America, with wings unfit for flight.
This name properly belongs to the Cassowary, but has been erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the Rhea or S. American ostrich.

Definition 2024


emù

emù

See also: emu, Emu, EMU, ému, and emú

Italian

Noun

emù m (plural emù)

  1. emu