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emu¹
- /ˈiːmjuː/ UK
- /ˈim(j)u/ US
Rhymes with -iːmjuː
Where it comes from
Probably from Portuguese ema (“(originally) cassowary; rhea bird”).
noun emus · emeu
- A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [page 59] The Emu, though not ſo as large as the oſtrich, is only ſecond to it in magnitude. It is by much the largeſt bird in the New Continent; and is generally found to be ſix feet high, meaſuring from its head to the ground. […] [page 60] [T]he emu runs with ſuch a ſwiftneſs, that the fleeteſt d
- A cassowary (genus Casuarius). [page 1] 1. EGGES. Caſſawary, or Emeu, vide Aldrov: p. 542. Harveum, G.A. p. 61. […] [page 3] 4. CLAWES. […] A legge and claw of the Caſſawary or Emeu that dyed at S. James’s, Weſtminſter.
emu²
- /ˈiːɛmˌjuː/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From e(lectro)m(agnetic) u(nit).
noun emu · emeu
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Initialism of electromagnetic unit
A bar magnet NS has poles of strength 144 emu, 5 cm apart.
Similar: EMU
emu³
- /ˈɛmjuː/ UK
- /ˈɛmju/ US
Where it comes from
From emu(lator).
noun emus · emeu
- Clipping of emulator Saw this article for playing downloadable games on GBA. It's an official Nintendo product in Japan, and thought it might be useful for Nintendo to release actual emus and some of their older game properties (beyond the $20 classic series).
Emu⁴
Where it comes from
From emu (“ratite”). Calque of Australian aboriginal languages name of the sky pattern, named after the giant bird of Australia, for which it appears akin to.
proper noun
- 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).
- A locality in the Shire of Loddon, Shire of Central Goldfields and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
EMU⁵
proper noun
- Initialism of European Monetary Union
- Initialism of Eastern Mennonite University
noun EMUs
- Initialism of English metric unit (“1/360,000-th of a centimetre, or, 1/914400-th of an inch”).
- Initialism of electric multiple unit The Government has thrown a lifeline to Alstom's Derby Works, with an offer of an order for ten Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for the Elizabeth line - but only if the 'price is right'.
- Alternative form of emu or e.m.u.; Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
- Initialism of engine management unit
- Initialism of extravehicular mobility unit (“spacesuit”).
- Initialism of economic and monetary union
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: electromagnetic unit, dromaius novaehollandiae, emu novaehollandiae, eps, totem, wau, ems, mem, monetary, emf, eurozone, currency, heu, euro, epa, enp
Translations
Talk about this word "emu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emu "emu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emu.Cite this
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title = {emu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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