[syn: rhea, Rhea americana]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ramie \Ram"ie\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.)
The grasscloth plant (B[oe]hmeria nivea); also, its fiber,
which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also
China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under
Grass.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.)
The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant,
under Grass.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zool.)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: rhea, 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, Rhea americana]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Rhea -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000): 28400
Housing Units (2000): 12565
Land area (2000): 315.936663 sq. miles (818.272166 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 20.451160 sq. miles (52.968260 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 336.387823 sq. miles (871.240426 sq. km)
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 35.582859 N, 84.939994 W
Headwords:
Rhea
Rhea, TN
Rhea County
Rhea County, TN