NOUN | animal | Rhea americana, rhea | larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed |
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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 | |
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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