(rhea)

  • 31Rhea — I Rhea,   ein Mond des Planeten Saturn. II Rhea,   griechisch Rhẹa, griechischer Mythos: Tochter des Uranos und der Gaia, Schwester und Gemahlin des Kronos, Mutter des Zeus. In …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 32rhea — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus of birds, probably from Latin Rhea, mother of Zeus, from Greek Date: 1797 either of two South American ratite birds (Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata of the family Rheidae) that resemble but are smaller than …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33rhea — [ ri:ə] noun a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish brown plumage. [Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata.] Origin C19: mod. L. (genus name), from Rhea, a Titan in Greek mythology …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34rhea — rhe•a [[t]ˈri ə[/t]] n. pl. rhe•as orn either of two ostrichlike ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, of South America • Etymology: < NL (1752), appar. after LRhea, GkRhéa Rhea …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35rhea — /ˈriə/ (say reeuh) noun any of various flightless birds of the genus Rhea, of South America, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes instead of two. {New Latin, probably named after the Greek goddess Rhea, mother of Zeus… …

  • 36Rhea — tikrieji nandu statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Rhea angl. rhea vok. Nandu, m rus. нанду, m pranc. nandu, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nandiniai siauresnis terminas – amerikinis nandu …

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  • 37rhea — tikrieji nandu statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Rhea angl. rhea vok. Nandu, m rus. нанду, m pranc. nandu, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nandiniai siauresnis terminas – amerikinis nandu …

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  • 38Rhea — 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] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39rhea — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40rhea — noun /ˈɹiːə/ A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America …

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