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RHEA AMERICANA
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I. (noun)
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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 americana" 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 americana" is a member of...):
genus Rhea (type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches)
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