Definitions for: Emu

[n] large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
[n] any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Dromaius novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit, Emu novaehollandiae

See Also: capacitance unit, charge unit, conductance unit, current unit, Dromaius, elastance unit, field strength unit, flightless bird, flux density unit, genus Dromaius, inductance unit, light unit, magnetomotive force unit, potential unit, power unit, quantity unit, radioactivity unit, ratite, ratite bird, resistance unit, unit, unit of measurement

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