| NOUN | person | Rhea | fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology |
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| animal | rhea, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata | smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed | |
| animal | rhea, Rhea americana | larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed |
| Sounds | riy'ah | |
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| Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... | |
| Meaning | fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor. | |
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| Instances | Agdistis | Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele |
| Instance of | Titaness | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology |
| Spanish | Rea | |
| Meaning | smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed ; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan. | |
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| Synonyms | nandu, Pterocnemia pennata | |
| Member of | Pterocnemia, genus Pterocnemia | A genus of birds of the family Rheidae |
| Broader | ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird | Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles |
| Spanish | ñandú | |
| Catalan | estruç de la pampa, ñandú, nyandú | |
| Meaning | larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed ; found from Brazil to Patagonia. | |
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| Synonym | Rhea americana | |
| Member of | genus Rhea | type genus of the Rheidae |
| Broader | ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird | Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles |
| Spanish | ñandú | |
| Catalan | nyandú | |
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