rhea

See also: Rhea and Rhéa

English

Greater Rhea Rhea americana, southern Argentina

Wikispecies

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːə/

Noun

rhea (plural rheas)

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

Translations

flightless bird

• Asturian: ñandú m
• Cherokee: ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᎬᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ (Amelige gvna utana), ᎵᎠ ᎬᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ (lia gvna utana)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 鶆䴈 (lái'ǎo)

• Dutch: nandoe m
• Finnish: nandu (fi)
• German: Nandu (de) m

• Italian: nandù (it) m
• Navajo: Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ tsídiitsoh
• Portuguese: ema (pt) f, nhandu (pt) m, nandu m
• Romanian: nandu (ro) m
• Russian: нанду (ru) (nandu)
• Spanish: ñandú (es) m
• Swahili: nandu

Etymology 2

Noun

rhea

1. A flax plant; ramie.

Anagrams

• Hare, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, hare, hear