Adjacent Words
emery rockemery stone
emery wheel
Emesa
Emeside
emesis
emesis basin
Emetic
Emetical
Emetically
Emetin
emetine
Emeto-cathartic
Emetrol
emeute
Emew
emf
Emforth
Emforth my might
EMG
Emgalla
emi
emic
Emicant
Emication
Emiction
Emictory
emigr
Emeu definitions
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Emeu E"meu, or Emew E"mew, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Emu.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
