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RHEA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia

Synonyms:

rhea; Rhea americana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("rhea" is a kind of...):

flightless bird; ratite; ratite bird (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)

Holonyms ("rhea" is a member of...):

genus Rhea (type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

Synonyms:

nandu; Pterocnemia pennata; rhea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("rhea" is a kind of...):

flightless bird; ratite; ratite bird (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)

Holonyms ("rhea" is a member of...):

genus Pterocnemia; Pterocnemia (a genus of birds of the family Rheidae)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)

Instance hyponyms:

Agdistis (Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele)

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