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rhea
1[ ree-uh ]
noun
- the ramie plant or fiber.
Rhea
2[ ree-uh ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
- Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- (lowercase) either of two South American, ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes.
- a female given name.
-rhea
3- variant of -rrhea.
rhea
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata , inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes . They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body See ratite
Rhea
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- Greek myth a Titaness, wife of Cronus and mother of several of the gods, including Zeus: a fertility goddess Roman counterpartOps
Rhea
3/ ˈɪə /
noun
- the second largest satellite of the planet Saturn
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rhea1
First recorded in 1850–55, rhea is from the Assamese word
Origin of rhea2
First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Rhea, from Greek é; further origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rhea1
C19: New Latin; arbitrarily named after Rhea 1
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