family rheidae

Noun
  1. A family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes (synset 101523655)
    is a type of: bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    member holonym:
    • genus rhea - type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches
    • genus pterocnemia, pterocnemia - a genus of birds of the family Rheidae
    belongs to: order rheiformes, rheiformes - a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
    same as: rheidae

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