rhea
A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South AmericaA large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
» Romulus was the son of Rhea Silvia.
Ромул был сыном Реи Сильвии.
Meaning
2 sensesA large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
Nandu
нандуnandu
Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.
- larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
- smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
- fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Examples
6 sentencesRomulus was the son of Rhea Silvia.
ruРомул был сыном Реи Сильвии.
Zeus is the son of Cronus and Rhea.
ruЗевс — сын Кроноса и Реи.
Rhea Silvia was a vestal virgin.
deRhea Silvia war Vestalin.
Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus.
deRhea Silvia war die Mutter von Romulus und Remus.
Rhea Silvia claimed that the god Mars was the father of the children.
deRhea Silvia behauptete, dass der Gott Mars der Vater der Kinder sei.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of ZLearned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).
From Assamese ৰিহা (riha, “rihā”).
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Forms
plural: rheasSynonyms
3 synonyms- larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia:Rhea americana
- smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan:nanduPterocnemia pennata