Rhea
Rhe´a
| n. | 1. | (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See |
| 1. | (Zool.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the |
| Noun | 1. | Rhea - fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor |
| 2. | rhea - smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan Synonyms: nandu, Pterocnemia pennata | |
| 3. |  rhea - larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to PatagoniaSynonyms: Rhea americana |