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[syn: rhea, Rhea americana]
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nandou \Nan"dou\, Nandu \Nan"du\, n. [Braz. nhandu or yandu.]
(Zool.)
Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the
genera Rhea and Pterocnemia, especially the smallest,
Pterocnemia pennata (formerly Rhea Americana), called
also the common rhea. They are tall fast-running flightless
birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to
the Straits of Magellan. See Rhea. [Written also nandow.]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Rhea americana
n 1: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
[syn: rhea, Rhea americana]