資料來源 : pyDict
女人名;三趾鴕鳥
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.)
The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See {Grass-cloth plant},
under {Grass}.
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike
birds of the genera {Rhea} and {Pterocnemia}. Called also the
{American ostrich}.
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
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: {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 americana}]