ˈē(ˌ)myü sometimes -mü noun
( -s )
Etymology: modification of Portuguese ema
1. : a large Australian ratite bird ( Dromiceius novae-hollandiae ) now almost wholly restricted to northern and western Australia and being the largest existing bird next to the closely related ostrich, inhabiting open forests and plains, and having rudimentary wings and plumage of slender drooping feathers with greatly developed aftershafts and a head and neck feathered and without wattles
2. : any of various tall flightless birds (as the rhea and cassowary)
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