rhea

See also: Rhea and Rhéa

English

greater rhea Rhea americana, southern Argentina

Etymology 1

From Rhea (“the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”), from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːə/

Noun

rhea (plural rheas)

A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America.

Derived terms

References

rhea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Translations

flightless bird

Assamese: ৰিয়া চৰাই (ria sorai)
Asturian: ñandú m
Catalan: nyandú m
Cherokee: ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᎬᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ (Amelige gvna utana), ᎵᎠ ᎬᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ (lia gvna utana)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鶆䴈 (lái'ǎo)
Dutch: nandoe m
Finnish: nandu (fi)
French: nandou (fr) m
German: Nandu (de) m

Italian: nandù (it) m
Japanese: レア (ja) (rea)
Navajo: Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ tsídiitsoh
Portuguese: ema (pt) f, nhandu (pt) m, nandu m
Quechua: suri
Romanian: nandu (ro) m
Russian: нанду (ru) (nandu)
Spanish: ñandú (es) m
Swahili: nandu

Etymology 2

Noun

rhea

A flax plant; ramie (Boehmeria nivea).

Anagrams

Hare, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, hare, hear

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