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emu.

A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiːmjuː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈim(j)u/General-American
  1. A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.

  2. A cassowary (genus Casuarius).

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈiːɛmˌjuː/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Initialism of electromagnetic unit.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
Where this word comes from

From e(lectro)m(agnetic) u(nit).

noun/ˈɛmjuː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛmju/General-American
  1. Clipping of emulator.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
Where this word comes from

From emu(lator).

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