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noun ˈiːmjuːˈim(j)u A large flightless fast-running Australian bird resembling the ostrich, with shaggy grey or brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck, and three-toed feet. （产于澳大利亚的）鸸鹋；澳洲鸵鸟 Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only member of the family Dromaiidae Example sentencesExamples - Living relatives of moa include the emus, ostrich, and kiwi, which are members of a bird group called ratites.
- However, the really close resemblance is between ostrich and emu.
- Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, kiwis, moas and elephant birds really are more closely related to each other than they are to any other birds.
- Ostriches and emus are primitive birds that have more in common with dinosaurs than more advanced birds like robins, Schweitzer said.
- And the chicks follow the father emu across the highway.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Portuguese ema. The word originally denoted the cassowary, later the greater rhea; current usage dates from the early 19th century. abbreviationˈiːmjuːˈim(j)u British 1Electric multiple unit. （指火车）电动车组 2Electromagnetic unit(s). 同ELECTROMAGNETIC UNITS
abbreviationiːɛmˈjuːˌi ˌɛm ˈju 1Economic and Monetary Union (or European Monetary Union). 2British Electric multiple unit (train). （指火车）电动车组
nounˈim(j)uˈēm(y)o͞o A large flightless fast-running Australian bird resembling the ostrich, with shaggy gray or brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck, and three-toed feet. （产于澳大利亚的）鸸鹋；澳洲鸵鸟 Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only member of the family Dromaiidae Example sentencesExamples - Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, kiwis, moas and elephant birds really are more closely related to each other than they are to any other birds.
- Ostriches and emus are primitive birds that have more in common with dinosaurs than more advanced birds like robins, Schweitzer said.
- Living relatives of moa include the emus, ostrich, and kiwi, which are members of a bird group called ratites.
- However, the really close resemblance is between ostrich and emu.
- And the chicks follow the father emu across the highway.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Portuguese ema. The word originally denoted the cassowary, later the greater rhea; current usage dates from the early 19th century. abbreviationˈēm(y)o͞oˈim(j)u British 1Electric multiple unit. （指火车）电动车组 2Electromagnetic unit(s). 同ELECTROMAGNETIC UNITS
abbreviationˌi ˌɛm ˈju 1Economic and Monetary Union (or European Monetary Union). 2British Electric multiple unit (train). （指火车）电动车组
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