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emu Electromagnetic units in the c.g.s. units (gauss, oersteds, etc.). These have now been replaced by SI units of ampere per metre, weber per metre, and tesla.
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e·mu / ˈēm(y)oō/ • n. 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. • Dromaius novaehollandiae, the only member of the family Dromaiidae.
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emu Large, dark-plumed, flightless Australian bird. It is a strong runner with powerful legs. Large greenish eggs (8–10) are hatched by the male in a ground nest. Height: 1.5m (5ft); weight: to 54kg (120lb). Species Dromaius novaehollandiae.
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emu †cassowary XVII; †American ostrich (?) XVIII; flightless Australian bird XIX. Earliest forms emia, eme, later emeu, emew, orig. — Pg. ema.
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