rhea
/rɪə/noun
1- a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish-brown plumage美洲鸵鸟。
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- Family Rheidae: two species, Rhea americana and Pterocnemia pennata美洲鸵鸟科:2种, 大美洲鸵和小美洲鸵。
词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin (genus name), from the name of the Titan RHEA.