- European Monetary Union
- Economic and Monetary Union
- See e.m.u.
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EMU abbreviation for
e•mu
(ē′myo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
EMU,
- Birdsa large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Portuguese ema, attested in 1541 as a name for the cassowary (further origin, originally obscure); the replacement of -a by -eu, etc., is unexplained
- earlier emeu (in earliest English source emia, eme), ultimately 1605–15
EMU,
- Aerospace, ElectricityAlso, emu See electromagnetic unit.
- AerospaceSee extravehicular mobility unit.
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emu /ˈiːmjuː/ n
- a large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order Casuariiformes
See also ratite
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e.m.u., EMU abbreviation for
- electromagnetic unit
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