English Explanatory Dictionary

emu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
  2. A cassowary (genus Casuarius).
noun
  1. Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
noun
  1. Clipping of emulator.
name
  1. A constellation or asterism from Australian aborigine cultures, a dark constellation pattern formed by an arrangement of dark nebulae in the sky, blotting out background stars, appearing akin to the emu (giant bird of Australia).
  2. A locality in the Shire of Loddon, Shire of Central Goldfields and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
name
  1. Initialism of European Monetary Union.
  2. Initialism of Eastern Mennonite University.
noun
  1. Initialism of English metric unit (“1/360,000-th of a centimetre, or, 1/914400-th of an inch”).
  2. Initialism of electric multiple unit.
  3. Alternative form of emu or e.m.u.; Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
  4. Initialism of engine management unit.
  5. Initialism of extravehicular mobility unit (“spacesuit”).
  6. Initialism of economic and monetary union.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːmjuː/ /ˈim(j)u/ en-au-emu.ogg /ˈiːɛmˌjuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emu (init).wav /ˈɛmjuː/ /ˈɛmju/

Word forms

emu emus emeu

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese ema (“(originally) cassowary; giant rhea; (now) ostrich”).

Synonyms

EMU

Derived words

dwarf emu emu apple emu berry emu bob emu bush Emu Creek Emu Heights emu leather emu-less emu-like emu oil emu parade emu patrol Emu Plains emu-proof Emu Swamp emutail emu tree Emu Wars emuwary emu-wren emuscene
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