rhea

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɹiːə/
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/ˈɹiːə/ · /ˈɹiː.ə/ · /ˈɹeɪə/ · /ɹeɪ/

Definition of rhea

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
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noun

  1. A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
  2. Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.

name

  1. (Greek)A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
  2. Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
  3. The asteroid 577 Rhea.
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
  5. A surname.
  6. An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).

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