emu /ˈi(ˌ)mju, mu/
食火鳥
E·mu n. 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.]
Note: ☞ The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
◄ ►
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]