EMPYROSIS
Em"py*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: A general fire; a conflagration. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
EMRODS
Em"rods, n. pl.
Defn: See Emerods. [Obs.]
EMU
E"mu, n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. émou, émeu, emu.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novæ- Hollandiæ and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly. [Written also emeu and emew.]
Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich. Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
EMULABLE
Em"u*la*ble, a. Etym: [L. aemulari to emulate + -able.]
Defn: Capable of being emulated. [R.]
Some imitable and emulable good. Abp. Leighton.
EMULATE Em"u*late, a. Etym: [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.]