n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See
n. [ L., a proper name. ] (Zool.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas. [ 1913 Webster ]