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Look up: rhea

  1. Rhea
    The rhea is a South American bird. It is about 4 feet tall. It is incapable of flight, but has strong legs and can run very fast.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Rhea
    Rhea was the Greek goddess of the earth, mountains and forests.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. rhea
    [n] - fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology 2. [n] - smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed 3. [n] - larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed
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  4. Rhea
    Satellite of the planet Saturn. See TABLE 8. SATURN - SATELLITE DATA
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  5. Rhea
    In Greek mythology, a fertility goddess, one of the Titans, wife of Kronos...
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  6. Rhea
    Rhe'a noun (Botany) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant , under Grass .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/75

  7. Rhea
    Rhe'a noun [ Latin , a proper name.] (Zoology) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia . Called also the American ostrich . » 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 feat ...
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  8. rhea
    <botany> The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. ... <ornithology> Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich. ... The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia ...
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  9. Rhea
    noun fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
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  10. rhea
    Pterocnemia pennata noun smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
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  11. rhea
    noun larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
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  12. Rhea
    • (n.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich. • (n.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
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  13. rhea
    (from the article `ramie`) ...group. Boehmeria nivea, native to China, is the species usually cultivated for fibre, although B. nivea variety tenacissima, native to Malaysia ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/42

  14. Rhea
    in Greek religion, ancient goddess, probably pre-Hellenic in origin, who was worshipped sporadically throughout the Greek world. She was associated ... [2 related articles]
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  15. Rhea
    major regular moon of Saturn and the planet`s second largest, after Titan. It was discovered in 1672 by the Italian-born French astronomer Gian ... [2 related articles]
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  16. rhea
    either of two species of large, flightless birds in the family Rheidae, order Rheiformes. They are native to South America and are related to the ... [4 related articles]
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  17. Rhea
    Rhea is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Flowing Stream` Where is it used? The name Rhea is mainly used In Greek Mythology and In Roman Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Ria ( In German and In English) Reah ( In Other languages) See also In Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian and In Eng
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  18. Rhea
    Rhea seen by the Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera from a distance of 341,000 km (212,000 miles) on Dec. 23, 2005. The hemisphere shown faces away from Saturn. North on Rhea is up and tilted 30° to the left. This enhanced color view is a combination of images taken using filters sensitive...
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  19. Rhea
    Rhea, in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. She was the wife and sister of Kronos, by whom she bore Zeus, Poseidon, Pluto, Hestia, Hera, and Demeter. She eventually helped Zeus overthrow Kronos. Her worship, which was orgiastic and associated with fertility rites, was particularly prominent in C...
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  20. Rhea
    Rhea, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn V (or S5), Rhea is 950 mi (1530 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 327,487 mi (527,040 km), and has equal orbital and rotational periods of 4.517 earth days. The second largest of Sat...
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  21. rhea
    rhea (rē'u) , common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. (152 cm) tall, the rhea is slightly smaller than the ostrich and lacks that bird's extravagant plumelike tail fea...
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