noun
smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
• Syn: ↑rhea, ↑Pterocnemia pennata
• Hypernyms: ↑ratite, ↑ratite bird, ↑flightless bird
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pterocnemia, ↑genus Pterocnemia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.