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# rhea

noun (a rhea, rheas; Rhea — a name)

«rhea» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large flightless bird from South America, like a small ostrich or emu, with grey-brown feathers and long legs, which runs fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#m1)
2. (myth, a name) Rhea was a Titan in Greek myths, the mother of Zeus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#m2)
3. Rhea is also a moon of Saturn, and a girl's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons, rheas live on the grasslands (pampas) of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay; the father sits on the eggs and cares for the chicks. In Greek myths and space lessons, Rhea is a Titan and the second-largest moon of Saturn. Phrases: «greater rhea», «lesser rhea», «flightless birds».

### Examples

- The rhea is a big bird that cannot fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x1)
- Rheas live on the pampas in South America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x2)
- The male rhea looks after the eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x3)
- Rheas, ostriches and emus are all flightless birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x4)
- In Greek myths, Rhea was the mother of Zeus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x5)
- Rhea is one of Saturn's many moons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x6)
- Hestia was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/#x7)

### Note

Plural «rheas». Pronounced REE-a. Capital R for the Titan and the moon. Trap: rhea vs emu (Australia) vs ostrich (Africa) — similar birds on different continents.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rhea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rhea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhea.html) on Mova free.