nandu
nandu · nandus
RheaRhea (large, flightless birds)
Meaning
1 sensesRhea (large, flightless birds)
More definitions
- smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
Origin
From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Paraguayan Guarani ñandu guasu.From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Paraguayan Guarani ñandu guasu.
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Forms
plural: nandusSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan:rheaPterocnemia pennata