rhea

¹

[ ree-uh ]

noun

1. the ramie plant or fiber.

Rhea

²

[ ree-uh ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
2. Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
3. (lowercase) either of two South American, ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes.
4. a female given name.

-rhea

³

1. variant of -rrhea.

Rhea

¹

/ ˈrɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth a Titaness, wife of Cronus and mother of several of the gods, including Zeus: a fertility goddess Roman counterpartOps

rhea

²

/ ˈrɪə /

noun

1. either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata , inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes . They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body See ratite

Rhea

³

/ ˈrɪə /

noun

1. the second largest satellite of the planet Saturn

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhea¹

First recorded in 1850–55, rhea is from the Assamese word rihā

Origin of rhea²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Rhea, from Greek Rhéa; further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhea¹

C19: New Latin; arbitrarily named after Rhea ¹

Example Sentences

The next time Donald Trump talks about how he needs to “protect” women would certainly be more interesting if Catherine Rhea, Kathy Griffin, or a host of other female comics were present to push back.

From Salon

Combine the two and you double down on what adults need to stay healthy, said Debbie Rhea, professor in kinesiology at Texas Christian University.

From Seattle Times

Rhea does not need reference genomes or MAGs to detect structural variants, and it outperformed methods relying on such prespecified parameters when tested against two mock metagenomes.

From Science Daily

“The league is working on a comprehensive plan with Nike for a cadence of new jerseys and being able to change things as we want,” Rhea said.

From Seattle Times

“We thought that she would go in the first round so we were really excited when she was still available,” Rhea said.

From Seattle Times