Found 2 items, similar to Rhea.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Rhea Rhea n 1: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor 2: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: nandu, Pterocnemia pennata] 3: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia [syn: Rhea americana]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rhea Magna Mater \Magna Mater\ prop. n. A great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; the counterpart of the Greek Rhea and the Roman Ops. Syn: Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Mater Turrita. [WordNet 1.5] Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. [1913 Webster] Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich. [1913 Webster] Note: The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia Darwinii ), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee. [1913 Webster]