'Emew' definitions:
Definition of 'Emew'
From: GCIDE
- Emeu \E"meu\, or Emew \E"mew\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Emu. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'emew'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich. [1913 Webster]
- Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]