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rhea |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under {Grass}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ramie \Ram"ie\, n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under {Grass}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Rhea n 1: fertility goddess in ancient mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor [syn: {Rhea}] 2: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Straits 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}]
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