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What is the etymology of an emu?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Etymology refers to the origin of a word.

The word emu is believed to have come from the Arabic word for "large bird", and given by the Dutch and Portuguese sailors to both emus and cassowaries they sighted. The first European settlers and explorers then used the term exclusively for the emu as we know it.

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