'Rhea' definitions:
Definition of 'Rhea'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
noun
Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: rhea, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata]
noun
Larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia [syn: rhea, Rhea americana]
Definition of 'Rhea'
From: GCIDE
- Magna Mater \Magna Mater\ prop. n. A great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; the counterpart of the Greek Rhea and the Roman Ops.
- Syn: Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Mater Turrita. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'Rhea'
From: GCIDE
- Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rhea'
From: GCIDE
- Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zool.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ({Pterocnemia Darwinii}), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'rhea'
From: GCIDE
- Ramie \Ram"ie\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant (B[oe]hmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. [1913 Webster]
Rhea -- U.S. County in Tennessee
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rhea -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
28400
Housing Units (2000) :
12565
Land area (2000) :
315.936663 sq. miles (818.272166 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
20.451160 sq. miles (52.968260 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
336.387823 sq. miles (871.240426 sq. km)
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
35.582859 N, 84.939994 W