Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun emu
2 senses of emu
Sense 1
electromagnetic unit, emu -- (any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism)
=> unit of measurement, unit -- (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume")
Sense 2
emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae -- (large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller)
=> ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird -- (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)