HyperDic: pterocnemia_pennata

English > 1 sense of the expression Pterocnemia pennata:
NOUNanimalPterocnemia pennata, rhea, nandusmaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed
English > Pterocnemia pennata: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed ; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan.
Synonymsrhea, nandu
Member ofPterocnemia, genus PterocnemiaA genus of birds of the family Rheidae
Broaderratite, ratite bird, flightless birdFlightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles
Spanishñandú
Catalanestruç de la pampa, ñandú, nyandú

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