Rhe·a  (r ēə)
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n.1. Greek Mythology The sister and wife of Cronus and the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus. 2. A satellite of Saturn.
[Latin, from Greek Rheā.] |
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rhe·a  (r ēə)
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n. Either of two large flightless South American birds, Rhea americana or R. pennata (syn. Pterocnemia pennata), having gray-brown plumage, a long neck and legs, and three-toed feet.
[New Latin Rhea, genus name, probably from Latin, the wife of Cronus; see RHEA.] |
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