genus rhea

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

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofRheidae

Questions about genus rhea

What does genus rhea mean?

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

Is genus rhea a common word?

genus rhea is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.