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Emu

noun

(Written also emeu and emew)

Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism. Synonym: electromagnetic unit.

Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller. Synonyms: Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae.

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"Emu" Quotes from Famous Books

... another animal beginning with 'e' and ending with 'u,'" suggested Dennis. "He might have said,'Look here, I'm tired of this old Emu, let's go and see the E-doesn't-mu,' ...

— Once a Week • Alan Alexander Milne

... Island they do it with a roar. The corroboree was, at any rate, a howling success. It took place at night, and the performers, painted in fantastic colors, danced or leaped about before a blazing fire. Some were rigged and painted like birds and beasts, in which the emu and kangaroo were well represented. One fellow leaped like a frog. Some had the human skeleton painted on their bodies, while they jumped about threateningly, spear in hand, ready to strike down some imaginary enemy. The kangaroo hopped and danced with natural ease ...

— Sailing Alone Around The World • Joshua Slocum

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