Rhea
//ˈɹiːə// name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
- 2 Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.
- 3 larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia wordnet
- 4 smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus. Greek
- 2 A surname.
- 3 Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
- 4 An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
- 5 The asteroid 577 Rhea.
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- 6 A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
Example
More examples"Romulus was the son of Rhea Silvia."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).
Etymology 2
From Assamese ৰিহা (riha, “rihā”).
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).
Etymology 4
Variant of Rea.
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