Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.]

(Zo["o]l.) A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae] 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)