Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology The sister and wife of Cronus and the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
- noun A satellite of Saturn.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ramie-plant or -fiber.
- noun In anc. myth., a daughter of Uranus and Ge, or Heaven and Earth, wife and sister of Kronos, and mother of various divinities.
- noun [NL.] In ornithology: The only genus of Rheidæ; the only American genus of living ratite birds; the only three-toed ostriches.
- noun [lowercase] An American ostrich.
- noun The fifth satellite of Saturn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under
grass . - noun (Zoöl.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the
American ostrich .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Greek mythology A
Titan , the daughter ofUranus andGaia , the mother ofDemeter ,Hades ,Hera ,Hestia ,Poseidon , andZeus . - proper noun astronomy One of the
moons ofSaturn . - proper noun A female
given name in occasional use. - proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Rheidae — therheas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
- noun larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
- noun smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Just as the name Rhea takes on Carla’s image from Cheers, the name Rue takes on Blanche’s image from The Golden Girls.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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Just as the name Rhea takes on Carla’s image from Cheers, the name Rue takes on Blanche’s image from The Golden Girls.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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However, Rhea is much larger (with a diameter of 1,528.8 km) than either Mimas (396.6 km) or Enceladus (504.2 km).
Archive 2006-06-01 JDsg 2006
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However, Rhea is much larger (with a diameter of 1,528.8 km) than either Mimas (396.6 km) or Enceladus (504.2 km).
Rhea, Mimas and Enceladus JDsg 2006
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In that vein, the biggest crater at the south pole has been called Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus.
BBC News - Home 2011
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I’m not going to insist on a URL for anyone commenting – Rhea is a good example of who that would penalize.
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Drilling of the high-grade strand, now termed Rhea, together with other targets situated in the south east part of the project area will commence when permitting and heritage surveys have been completed.
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Rhea which is also known under the name of ramie, is a textile plant which was indigenous to China and India.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 Various
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Though the two look close together, Epimetheus is actually well behind the heavily cratered Rhea.
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I saw 9 a week ago and being the science fictional gal I am, when fellow writer Rhea Rose wanted to see a movie, we got it down to Where the Wild Things Are and Zombieland.
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