emu
noun/ˈiːmjuː/
/ˈiːmjuː/
- a large Australian bird that can run fast but cannot flyTopics Birdsc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Portuguese ema. The word originally denoted the cassowary, later the greater rhea; current usage dates from the early 19th cent.
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