american ostrich

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american ostrich - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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