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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Rhea

/rē'-ə/ · Rhe·a · IPA /ˈɹiːə/
01 n. The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
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    The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.(Bot.) See: Grass
02 n. Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.
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    Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.(Zool.) Also: American ostrich