nandu (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *nandu*:
NOUN	animal	nandu, rhea, Pterocnemia pennata	smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed

English > *nandu*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed ; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan.
Synonyms	rhea, 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

HyperDic: nandu