genus Rhea

genus Rhea
noun
type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Rheidae, ↑family Rheidae
Member Meronyms: ↑rhea, ↑Rhea americana

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  • 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

  • rhea — [ ri:ə] noun a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish brown plumage. [Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata.] Origin C19: mod. L. (genus name), from Rhea, a Titan in Greek mythology …   English new terms dictionary

  • Rhea — n. any of several S. American flightless birds of the family Rheidae, like but smaller than an ostrich. Etymology: mod.L genus name f. L f. Gk Rhea mother of Zeus …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhea — n. any of several S. American flightless birds of the family Rheidae, like but smaller than an ostrich. Etymology: mod.L genus name f. L f. Gk Rhea mother of Zeus …   Useful english dictionary

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