GENUS RHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rhea mean? 

• GENUS RHEA (noun)
  The noun GENUS RHEA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches

  Familiarity information: GENUS RHEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS RHEA (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Rhea" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rhea"):

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

Holonyms ("genus Rhea" is a member of...):

family Rheidae; Rheidae (a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes)