Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rhea"
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["o]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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Rhea
n 1: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus
and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele
of ancient Asia Minor [syn: {Rhea}]
2: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Straits of
Magellan [syn: {nandu}, {Pterocnemia pennata}]
3: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
[syn: {Rhea americana}]
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