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noun ˈiːmjuːˈim(j)u A large flightless fast-running Australian bird resembling the ostrich, with shaggy grey or brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck, and three-toed feet. Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only member of the family Dromaiidae Example sentencesExamples - Living relatives of moa include the emus, ostrich, and kiwi, which are members of a bird group called ratites.
- However, the really close resemblance is between ostrich and emu.
- Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, kiwis, moas and elephant birds really are more closely related to each other than they are to any other birds.
- Ostriches and emus are primitive birds that have more in common with dinosaurs than more advanced birds like robins, Schweitzer said.
- And the chicks follow the father emu across the highway.
Origin Early 17th century: from Portuguese ema. The word originally denoted the cassowary, later the greater rhea; current usage dates from the early 19th century. abbreviationˈiːmjuːˈim(j)u British 2Electromagnetic unit(s).
abbreviationiːɛmˈjuːˌi ˌɛm ˈju 1Economic and Monetary Union (or European Monetary Union). 2British Electric multiple unit (train).
nounˈim(j)uˈēm(y)o͞o A large flightless fast-running Australian bird resembling the ostrich, with shaggy gray or brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck, and three-toed feet. Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only member of the family Dromaiidae Example sentencesExamples - Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, kiwis, moas and elephant birds really are more closely related to each other than they are to any other birds.
- Ostriches and emus are primitive birds that have more in common with dinosaurs than more advanced birds like robins, Schweitzer said.
- Living relatives of moa include the emus, ostrich, and kiwi, which are members of a bird group called ratites.
- However, the really close resemblance is between ostrich and emu.
- And the chicks follow the father emu across the highway.
Origin Early 17th century: from Portuguese ema. The word originally denoted the cassowary, later the greater rhea; current usage dates from the early 19th century. abbreviationˈēm(y)o͞oˈim(j)u British 2Electromagnetic unit(s).
abbreviationˌi ˌɛm ˈju 1Economic and Monetary Union (or European Monetary Union). 2British Electric multiple unit (train).
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