pterocnemia pennata

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pterocnemia pennata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nandou \Nan"dou\, Nandu \Nan"du\, n. [Braz. nhandu or yandu.]
     (Zool.)
     Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the
     genera Rhea and Pterocnemia, especially the smallest,
     Pterocnemia pennata (formerly Rhea Americana), called
     also the common rhea. They are tall fast-running flightless
     birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to
     the Straits of Magellan. See Rhea. [Written also nandow.]
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

pterocnemia pennata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pterocnemia pennata
      n 1: 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]