emu

noun/ˈiːmjuː/

Frequency rank: #12,391 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a large flightless bird native to Australia, related to the ostrich.

Illustration for the English word “emu”

Example sentence

During our zoo visit, we watched the emu walk slowly across the enclosure with its fluffy feathers ruffled by the wind.

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