nandu

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noun

rhea (large, flightless birds)

Similar
rheaPterocnemia pennata
OriginFrench nandou ← Spanish ñandú ← Paraguayan Guarani ñandu guasu →
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Meanings

nounnandu (plural nandus)

plural nandus · alternative nandou · alternative nandow

  1. rhea (large, flightless birds)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

Similar
rheaPterocnemia pennata
Broader
ratiteratite birdflightless bird
Also see
rhea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Paraguayan Guaraniñandu guasu
  2. Spanishñandú
  3. Frenchnandou
  4. Englishnandu

From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Paraguayan Guarani ñandu guasu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

nandu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandu

MLA

“nandu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nandu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandu.

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