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ostriches
English
Noun
ostriches
- plural of ostrich
Anagrams
- trichoses
Middle English
Noun
ostriches
- plural of ostrich
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emu
English
Etymology 1
Probably from Portuguese ema (“(originally) cassowary; giant rhea; (now) ostrich”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?i?mju?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?im(j)u/
Noun
emu (plural emus)
- (obsolete) A cassowary (genus Casuarius). [from early 17th c.]
- A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [from 18th c.]
Usage notes
A flock of emus is generally called a mob.
Alternative forms
- emeu (obsolete)
Hyponyms
- (Dromaius novaehollandiae): Kangaroo Island emu (†Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus), King Island emu (†Dromaius novaehollandiae minor), Tasmanian emu (†Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) – extinct subspecies
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- emu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dromaius novaehollandiae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dromaius novaehollandiae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
From e(lectro)m(agnetic) u(nit).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?i??m?ju?/
Noun
emu (plural emu)
- (physics) Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
- Synonym: EMU
Further reading
- centimetre–gram–second system of units on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
Etymology 3
From emu(lator).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??mju?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??mju/
Noun
emu (plural emus)
- (computing, video games, informal) Clipping of emulator.
Translations
Further reading
- emulator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anagrams
- MEU, Ume, meu, mue, ume
Czech
Noun
emu m
- emu (large flightless bird native to Australia)
Esperanto
Verb
emu
- imperative of emi
Finnish
Noun
emu
- emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only extant species in its genus)
Declension
Anagrams
- ume
Galician
Noun
emu m (plural emus)
- emu
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??mu]
- Hyphenation: e?mu
- Rhymes: -mu
Noun
emu (plural emuk)
- emu
Declension
Further reading
- emu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
emu
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Portuguese
Etymology
From English emu, from Portuguese ema (“rhea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.?mu/
Noun
emu m (plural emus)
- emu
Related terms
- ema, avestruz
Sakizaya
Noun
emu
- nian gao (a Chinese New Year's cake made of glutinous rice flour)
Swedish
Noun
emu c
- an emu
Declension
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