rhea /ˈriə/
女人名;三趾鴕鳥
Rhe·a n. Bot. The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
Rhe·a, n. Zool. Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.
Note: ☞ The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia Darwinii), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee.
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Rhea
n 1: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus
and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele
of ancient Asia Minor
2: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of
Magellan [syn: nandu, Pterocnemia pennata]
3: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
[syn: Rhea americana]