Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike
birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the
American ostrich.
Note: The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges
from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia
Darwinii), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs
feathered below the knee.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Ramie \Ram"ie\, n. [From Malay.]
(Bot.)
The grasscloth plant (B[oe]hmeria nivea); also, its fiber,
which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also
China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under
Grass.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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