rhea

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːə/

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• Rhymes: -iːə

rhea (plural rheas)

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

• American rhea (Rhea americana)
• common rhea (Rhea americana)
• Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata)
• greater rhea (Rhea americana)
• grey rhea
• lesser rhea (Rhea pennata)
• puna rhea (Rhea tarapacensis)

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rhea

1. Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.

• Ahre, Hare, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, hare, hear, hera