 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Rhea
noun
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: {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 americana}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ramie \Ram"ie\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), noun [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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rhea \Rhe"a\, noun (Bot.)
The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See {Grass-cloth plant},
under {Grass}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rhea \Rhe"a\, noun [L., a proper name.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
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
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