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▪ I. rhea1|ˈriːə|
[mod.L. generic name (Möhring, 1752), a use of the mythological name L. Rhea, Gr. Ῥέα.]
The South American or three-toed ostrich; the genus to which this bird belongs.
[1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XVIII. 38/2 According to the new classification of Dr. Latham, it [sc. struthio] forms, along with the dodo, cassuarius, and rhea, a separate order. ]1801Latham Gen. Syn. Birds Suppl. II. 292 American Rhea. 1860Gosse Rom. Nat. Hist. 201 The rheas, which are the representatives of the ostrich in South America, inhabit regions presenting many of the characteristics of the African plains. 1884G. Allen in Longman's Mag. Jan. 293 The South American rheas have real wings with real feathers in them.
▪ II. rhea2|ˈriːə|
Also rheea.
[Assamese.]
= ramie. Also attrib.
1853J. G. Marshall in Royle Fibrous Pl. India (1855) 354 Cultivated Rheea... Rheea fibre. 1855Royle Ibid. 363 The Ramee or Rheea Nettle. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 636 Bœhmeria speciosa (Wild Rhea). Ibid., Caloee Hemp or Rhea fibre, one of the strongest known fibres. |