rhea : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rhea	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for rhea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rhea n fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan Synonym(s): rhea, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia Synonym(s): rhea, Rhea americana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under {Grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera {Rhea} and {Pterocnemia}. Called also the {American ostrich}. Note: The common rhea, or nandou ({Rhea Americana}), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ({Pterocnemia Darwinii}), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramie \Ram"ie\, n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under {Grass}.