Noun
- 1. Rhea
- usage: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
- 2. rhea, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata, ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
- usage: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
- 3. rhea, Rhea americana, ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
- usage: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
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