rhea americana

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rhea americana - 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.
     [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]

  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]

rhea americana - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Rhea americana
      n 1: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
           ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
           [syn: rhea, Rhea americana]