rhea
noun
the ramie plant or fiber.
rheas
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pluralof rhea.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In South America, Darwin saw flightless, ground-dwelling birds called rheas.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Darwin saw two species of rheas in South America.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Ostriches and emus are members of the ratites, a group of flightless birds that also includes rheas and kiwis.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2011
Greater rheas graze in savanna grass in South America.
From National Geographic
Darwin has hunted rheas in Patagonia, studied owls outside Buenos Aires, and scaled a waterfall in Tahiti.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
