Emu8000

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the
           Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]