英语词汇“emu”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e•mu n.

Birdsa large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.

Portuguese ema, attested in 1541 as a name for the cassowary (further origin, originally obscure); the replacement of -a by -eu, etc., is unexplained
earlier emeu (in earliest English source emia, eme), ultimately 1605–15

EMU,

Aerospace, ElectricityAlso, emu See electromagnetic unit.
AerospaceSee extravehicular mobility unit.

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emu /ˈiːmjuː/ n

a large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order Casuariiformes

Etymology: 17th Century: changed from Portuguese ema ostrich, from Arabic Na-`amah ostrich

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EMU abbreviation for

European Monetary Union
Economic and Monetary Union
See e.m.u.

e.m.u., EMU abbreviation for

electromagnetic unit

单词	emu
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 e•mu (ē′myo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. Birdsa large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings. Portuguese ema, attested in 1541 as a name for the cassowary (further origin, originally obscure); the replacement of -a by -eu, etc., is unexplained earlier emeu (in earliest English source emia, eme), ultimately 1605–15 EMU, Aerospace, ElectricityAlso, emu See electromagnetic unit. AerospaceSee extravehicular mobility unit. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emu /ˈiːmjuː/ n a large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order Casuariiformes Etymology: 17th Century: changed from Portuguese ema ostrich, from Arabic Na-`amah ostrich Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: EMU abbreviation for European Monetary Union Economic and Monetary Union See e.m.u. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: e.m.u., EMU abbreviation for electromagnetic unit
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