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noun

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

  1. Also emu electromagnetic unit.
  2. Aerospace. extravehicular mobility unit.

noun

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

abbreviation for

  1. European Monetary Union
  2. Economic and Monetary Union
  3. See e.m.u.
n.

“large Australian bird,” 1610s, probably from Portuguese ema “crane, ostrich,” of unknown origin.

  1. Abbreviation of electromagnetic unit
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