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: a swift-running Australian ratite bird (Dromaius novaehollandiae) with undeveloped wings that is smaller than the ostrich
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Some of the more active dinosaurs that relied on speed and running, for example, might have had meat that tasted a little more like ostrich or emu due to a similar physiology.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
In other photos taken after the exotic bird arrived at the shelter and was placed in an outdoor yard, a cut can be seen down the emu's neck.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
San Diego Humane Society officials are searching for the owner of an emu after the flightless bird was found wandering in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Emu – Australia’s Relentless Runner Standing up to 6.5 feet tall, the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest bird in the world, native to Australia’s mainland and surrounding islands.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Some of the more active dinosaurs that relied on speed and running, for example, might have had meat that tasted a little more like ostrich or emu due to a similar physiology.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
In other photos taken after the exotic bird arrived at the shelter and was placed in an outdoor yard, a cut can be seen down the emu's neck.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
San Diego Humane Society officials are searching for the owner of an emu after the flightless bird was found wandering in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Emu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emu. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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