emu

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
2. (obsolete) A cassowary (genus Casuarius).

Concepten

emoe

loopvogel

Synoniemen

electromagnetic unit

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu novaehollandiae

ostrich

ratite

Dromaius

elephant bird

kiwi

moa

Vertalingen

émeu

emù

Dromaius novaehollandiae

emú

Emu

emu

emú

εμού

dromaius novaehollandiae

δρομαίος

émeus

dromaíos

πτηνό Emu novaehollandiae

Laufvogel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈiːɛmˌjuː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Probably from Portuguese ema (“(originally) cassowary; giant rhea; (now) ostrich”).