emu

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

Frequency

39k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈiːɛmˌjuː/
Etymology

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

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu novaehollandiae

Dromaius

Dromaius novaehollandiae

emu

εμού

dromaius novaehollandiae

δρομαίος

dromaíos

πτηνό Emu novaehollandiae

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