RHEA AMERICANA

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

rhea; Rhea americana

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Rhea americana" 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 americana" is a member of...):

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

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