rhea

CEFRB2

/ˈɹiːə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large South American bird that cannot fly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.

Examples

  • Romulus was the son of Rhea Silvia.

  • Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.

  2. A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

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The large flightless bird called a blank lives in South America and looks like an ostrich.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).