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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rhe•a1 /ˈriə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. rhe•as. - Birdseither of two ostrichlike birds of South America.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rhe•a (rē′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe ramie plant or fiber.
Rhe•a (rē′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Mythology[Class. Myth.]a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
- Astronomyone of the moons of Saturn.
- Birds(l.c.) either of two South American, ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes.
- a female given name.
-rhea, - var. of -rrhea. Cf. rheo-.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rhea /ˈrɪə/ n - either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes. They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin; arbitrarily named after Rhea1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Rhea /ˈrɪə/ n - a Titaness, wife of Cronus and mother of several of the gods, including Zeus: a fertility goddess
Roman counterpart: Ops
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