I. ˈrēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Rhea, mother of Zeus and other gods in Greek mythology, from Latin, from Greek
1. capitalized : a genus of large tall flightless So. American birds (order Rheiformes) that resemble but are smaller than the African ostrich, have three toes, a fully feathered head and neck, an undeveloped tail, and pale gray to brownish feathers that droop over the rump and back
2. -s : any bird of the genus Rhea or broadly of the order Rheiformes comprising as surviving forms only a larger bird ( R. americana ) ranging from Brazil to Patagonia and a smaller ( Pterocnemia pennata ) from the highlands of Peru to the Straits of Magellan — called also nandu
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II. “, rēˈä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Assamese rihā
: china grass