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A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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The asteroid 577 Rhea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
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A surname.
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An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
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A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
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Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.
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larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Rhea americana
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Broader terms: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
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smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nandu, Pterocnemia pennata
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Broader terms: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
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fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
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Broader terms: Titaness
Narrower terms: Agdistis
History
From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).
Variant of Rea.
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).
From Assamese ৰিহা (riha, “rihā”).
Across languages
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