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Noun: emu  ee-myoo
  1. Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
    "The emu wandered through the outback searching for food";
    - Dromaius novaehollandiae

Derived forms: emus

Type of: flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird

Part of: Dromaius, genus Dromaius

Encyclopedia: Emu