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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