rhea

5 definitions found

rhea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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 \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.)
     The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant,
     under Grass.
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

rhea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Rhea
      n 1: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of
           Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and
           Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
      2: 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]
      3: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
         ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
         [syn: rhea, Rhea americana]