Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Emu"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]} and {D. irroratus}), related to the
cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is
unable to fly. [Written also {emeu} and {emew}.]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the
Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
{Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emu
n 1: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity
and magnetism [syn: {electromagnetic unit}]
2: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but
smaller [syn: {Dromaius novaehollandiae}, {Emu
novaehollandiae}]
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