rhea
the ramie plant or fiber.
Origin of rhea
1Other definitions for Rhea (2 of 3)
Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
(lowercase) either of two South American, ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes.
a female given name.
Origin of Rhea
2How to use rhea in a sentence
The ilium and ischium do not as in Carinatae unite posteriorly, and enclose a foramen except in very old Rheas and Emeus.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsFlocks of rheas—ostrichlike birds—were common in the open country.
The Black Phantom | Leo Edward MillerNot soldier-cranes, though creatures with necks and legs quite as long; for they are rheas.
Gaspar the Gaucho | Mayne ReidThere are also several ostrich-like birds in South America which are known as rheas.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodRheas always lay their eggs in hollows in the ground, and the number of eggs in a nest seems to vary from twenty to twenty-four.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for rhea (1 of 3)
/ (ˈrɪə) /
either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes . They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body: See ratite
Origin of rhea
1British Dictionary definitions for Rhea (2 of 3)
/ (ˈrɪə) /
Greek myth a Titaness, wife of Cronus and mother of several of the gods, including Zeus: a fertility goddess: Roman counterpart: Ops
British Dictionary definitions for Rhea (3 of 3)
/ (ˈrɪə) /
the second largest satellite of the planet Saturn
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