EMU


Meaning of EMU in English

/ ˈiːmjuː; NAmE / noun

a large Australian bird that can run fast but cannot fly

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Portuguese ema . The word originally denoted the cassowary, later the greater rhea; current usage dates from the early 19th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.