rhea

Definition of Rhea in English :

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. nandu, pterocnemia pennata, rhea

smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

3. rhea, rhea americana

larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia

rhea americana

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rhea

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noun

either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes. They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body

. Also called: nandoo, nandu ratite

noun

Greek mythology

a Titaness, wife of Cronus and mother of several of the gods, including Zeus: a fertility goddess

. Roman counterpart: Ops

noun

the second largest satellite of the planet Saturn, discovered by Cassini in 1672; diameter 1530 km

Rhea

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noun

1. Greek Mythology

daughter of Uranus and Gaea, wife of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia: identified with the Roman Ops and the Phrygian Cybele

2.

a large satellite of Saturn

3. [r-]

any of an order (Rheiformes) of large, South American, flightless birds, smaller than an ostrich, having three toes and a feathered head and neck

Rhea

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n.

1. Greek Mythology The sister and wife of Cronus and the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.

2. A satellite of Saturn.

n.

Either of two large flightless South American birds, Rhea americana or R. pennata (syn. Pterocnemia pennata), having gray-brown plumage, a long neck and legs, and three-toed feet.

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