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Rhea has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

2

smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

3

larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia

4

A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America.

5

Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.

Proper Noun
1

A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ratite

Origin

The word rhea is a learned borrowing from the taxonomic name Rhea. This name comes from Ancient Greek Rhéa, which means "the mother of Zeus" in Greek mythology.

Rhyming Words
hea chea shea thea rrhea ethea bohea cuphea anthea richea althea alethea trachea cyathea outchea morphea panthea pasithea lysithea dorothea
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