Pronunciation : Rhe"a
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Rhe"a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a proper name.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913