- genus Pterocnemia
- nouna genus of birds of the family Rheidae• Syn: ↑Pterocnemia• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Rheidae, ↑family Rheidae• Member Meronyms: ↑rhea, ↑nandu, ↑Pterocnemia pennata
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genus Pterocnemia
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Pterocnemia — noun a genus of birds of the family Rheidae • Syn: ↑genus Pterocnemia • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rheidae, ↑family Rheidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pterocnemia pennata — noun smaller of two tall fast running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan • Syn: ↑rhea, ↑nandu • Hypernyms: ↑ratite, ↑ratite bird, ↑flightless bird • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Darwin's Rhea — Nominate subspecies in Patagonia, Chile Conservation status … Wikipedia
Rheidae — noun a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes • Syn: ↑family Rheidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rheiformes, ↑order Rheiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nandu — noun smaller of two tall fast running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan • Syn: ↑rhea, ↑Pterocnemia pennata • Hypernyms: ↑ratite, ↑ratite bird, ↑flightless bird • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
family Rheidae — noun a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes • Syn: ↑Rheidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rheiformes, ↑order Rheiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Paleognathae — Taxobox name = Paleognaths fossil range = Paleocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = A kiwi regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Carinatae infraclassis = Neornithes superordo = Paleognathae superordo authority … Wikipedia
Rhea (bird) — This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Rhea. Rhea Temporal range: pleistocene–present … Wikipedia
rhea — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus of birds, probably from Latin Rhea, mother of Zeus, from Greek Date: 1797 either of two South American ratite birds (Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata of the family Rheidae) that resemble but are smaller than … New Collegiate Dictionary
