Tall, flightless birds capable of running at high speed (4)

I believe the answer is:

emus

(Other definitions for emus that I've seen before include "Muse about flightless Australian birds" , "Largest native Australian birds" , "Large flightless birds of Australia" , "Aussie birds" , "laboratory units" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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