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rhea 音標拼音: [r'iə] n. 女人名;三趾鴕鳥 女人名;三趾鴕鳥 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 [ synonym: { rhea}, { nandu}, { Pterocnemia pennata}] 3: larger of two tall fast- running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three- toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia [ synonym: { rhea}, { Rhea americana}] 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]
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]
Rhea \ Rhe" a\, n. ( Bot.) The ramie or grass- cloth plant. See { Grass- cloth plant}, under { Grass}. [ 1913 Webster]
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]
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