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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Emeu \E"meu\, [or] Emew \E"mew\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Emu}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. [82]mou, [82]meu, emu.] (Zo[94]l.) A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]} and {D. irroratus}), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly. [Written also {emeu} and {emew}.] Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich. {Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary. | |
