noun. A large, flightless Australian bird (Dromaius novaehollandiae) that has shaggy brown plumage and is raised for its meat, oil, and leather.

noun. A name erroneously applied to the rhea, or South American ostrich.

noun. An Australian wood used for turners' work.

noun. A large Australian three-toed ratite bird of the genus Dromæus (which see), of which there are several species, as D. novæ-hollandiæ, D. ater, and D. irroratus.

noun. These birds resemble cassowaries, but belong to a different genus and subfamily, and are easily distinguished by having no casque or helmet on the head, which, with the neck, is more completely feathered. The plumage is sooty-brown or blackish, and very copious, like long curly hair, there being two plumes to the quills, so that each feather seems double. The wings are rudimentary, useless for flight, and concealed in the plumage. The emus are intermediate in size between the cassowaries and the ostriches. The species first named above is the one most commonly seen in confinement.

noun. A genus of cassowaries.

noun. The specific name of the galeated cassowary of Ceram, in the form emeu.

noun. The specific name of the east Australian Dromæus novæ-hollandiæ, in the form emu. Stephens.

noun. 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.

noun. See in the Vocabulary.

noun. A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.

abbreviation. electromagnetic unit.

abbreviation. emulator

noun. any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism

noun. large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

"The emu is often found in bush (e.g. mallee) or woodland."

flightless bird  ratite  ratite bird  

Rhea  cassowary  deerstalker  dodo  giraffe  

emeu  emew