资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Rhea americana
n : larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
[syn: {rhea}]