Rhea

See also: rhea and Rhéa

Contents

TranslingualEdit

EtymologyEdit

See rhea

Proper nounEdit

Rhea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rheidae – the rheas.

HypernymsEdit

• (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Palaeognathae - parvclass; Rheiformes - order; Rheidae - family

HyponymsEdit

• (genus): Rhea americana, Rhea pennata - species

Further readingEdit

• Rhea (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

ReferencesEdit

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Proper nounEdit

Rhea

1. (Greek mythology) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
2. (astronomy) One of the moons of Saturn.
3. A female given name in occasional use.

SynonymsEdit

• (astronomy): Saturn V

Derived termsEdit

• Rheic
• Rhean

TranslationsEdit

goddess

• Cherokee: ᎴᎠ (Lea)
• French: Rhéa (fr) f
• Greek: Ρέα (el) f (Réa)
• Inuktitut: ᕇᐊ (riia)

• Polish: Rea (pl) f, Reja f
• Portuguese: Reia (pt) f
• Russian: Ре́я (ru) f (Réja)
• Swahili: Rea

moon

• Cherokee: ᎴᎠ (Lea)
• French: Rhéa (fr) f
• German: Rhea f
• Greek: Ρέα (el) f (Réa)
• Irish: Rhea f

• Italian: Rea (it) m
• Polish: Rea (pl) f, Reja f
• Portuguese: Reia (pt)
• Russian: Ре́я (ru) f (Réja)
• Spanish: Rea (es)

AnagramsEdit

• hare, hear, Hera, RHAe