English noun: Rhea | |||
| 1. | Rhea (person) fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor | ||
| Instance hypernym | Titaness | ||
| Instance hyponym | Agdistis | ||
| 2. | rhea (animal) smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan | ||
| Synonyms | nandu, Pterocnemia pennata | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird | ||
| Member meronym | genus Pterocnemia, Pterocnemia | ||
| 3. | rhea (animal) larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia | ||
| Synonyms | Rhea americana | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird | ||
| Member meronym | genus Rhea | ||