emu

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Probably from Portuguese ema (“(originally) cassowary; giant rhea; (now) ostrich”).

Harper, Mr., gift of emus, ii. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott
"Say, Battling," he said, "take away the emu; he's still the undefeated champion of the ages. — From Place to Place, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
We saw birds, but not a kangaroo, not an emu, not an ornithorhynchus, not a lecturer, not a native. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain

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