Meanings
nounDarwin's rhea (plural Darwin's rheas)
plural Darwin's rheas
- A small rhea, Rhea pennata, found from Patagonia to the high Andes.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Named for Charles Darwin, with the genus name Rhea.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 美洲小鴕 /美洲小鸵, 達爾文鶆䴈 /达尔文𱉵𬸩
- 美洲小鴕 /美洲小鸵 (měizhōu xiǎotuó)Pterocnemia pennata
- 達爾文鶆䴈 /达尔文𱉵𬸩 (Dá'ěrwén lái'ǎo)Pterocnemia pennata
Dutch Darwin-nandoe
- Darwin-nandoePterocnemia pennata
Finnish patagoniannandu
- patagoniannanduPterocnemia pennata
French nandou de Darwin
- nandou de DarwinPterocnemia pennata
German Darwin-Nandu, Darwin-Strauß
- Darwin-NanduPterocnemia pennata
- Darwin-StraußPterocnemia pennata
Hungarian Darwin-nandu
- Darwin-nanduPterocnemia pennata
Polish nandu plamiste, nandu Darwina
- nandu plamistePterocnemia pennata
- nandu DarwinaPterocnemia pennata
Russian да́рвинов на́нду, ма́лый на́нду
- да́рвинов на́нду (dárvinov nándu)Pterocnemia pennata
- ма́лый на́нду (mályj nándu)Pterocnemia pennata
Spanish ñandú petizo
- ñandú petizoPterocnemia pennata
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APA
Darwin's rhea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darwin's%20rhea
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“Darwin's rhea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darwin's%20rhea. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darwin's rhea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darwin's%20rhea.
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