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RHEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
Synonyms:
rhea; Rhea americana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rhea" is a kind of...):
flightless bird; ratite; ratite bird (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)
Holonyms ("rhea" is a member of...):
genus Rhea (type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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; rhea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("rhea" is a kind of...):
flightless bird; ratite; ratite bird (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)
Holonyms ("rhea" is a member of...):
genus Pterocnemia; Pterocnemia (a genus of birds of the family Rheidae)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)
Instance hyponyms:
Agdistis (Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele)
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