Category:Rhea

Rhe"a, n. (bot.)

Defn: the ramie or grass-cloth plant. See grass-cloth plant, under Grass.

Rhea Rhe"a, n. Etym: [l., a proper name.] (zoöl.)

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.