Rhea
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa), the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology.
Proper noun edit
Rhea f
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae - infraclass; Rheiformes - order; Rheidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Rhea americana - type species; Rhea pennata - other species
References edit
- Rhea (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Rhea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rhea
- (Greek mythology) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
- (astronomy) Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
- (astronomy) The asteroid 577 Rhea.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
goddess
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moon
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Proper noun edit
Rhea
- A surname
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).
Noun edit
Rhea
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
- (Greek mythology) a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus
- (astronomy) one of the moons of Saturn
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rhea.