rheas

rheas

美 [ˈriːə] 　英

• n.【动】美洲鸵；【希神】瑞亚；土卫五；【女名】雷亚
• 网络三趾驼鸟；鶆；美洲鸵目

词形变化

复数：rheas  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【动】美洲鸵,三趾鸵鸟 2. 【希神】瑞亚,希腊神话中宙斯及其它神祗的母亲 3. 土卫五 4. 【女名】雷亚,女子名

英英解释

n.	1. [Animal]a large flightless bird that looks like an ostrich but is slightly smaller 2. [Greek Myths]in Greek mythology, a titan who was the wife of Cronus and mother of the Gods 3. a large natural satellite of saturn 4. [Female Name]a female given name

例句

The birds are the ostriches' distant cousins, called rheas, and the parent is not a diligent mother, but a doting father.

那些鸟是鸵鸟们的远房堂兄弟姐妹，叫美洲鸵；而那位“母亲”也不是一个勤劳母亲，而是一个溺爱的父亲。

"Ostriches and rheas appear to have additional muscles that help to maintain a rigid phallus, " he explained.

他解释说：“鸵鸟和美洲鸵有额外的肌肉来保持阴茎勃起时坚挺强硬。”

Incidentally , thicker shells also help prevent breakage for birds that lay eggs on rocks, and for ostriches and rheas.

而这厚壳也能帮助防止鸟儿下在岩石上蛋的破裂，对于鸵鸟和美洲鸵也是一样。

When predators approach, lesser rheas are capable of quick bursts of speed, and can run almost 40 miles an hour.

当扑食者靠近时，较小的美洲鸵能迅速爆发奔跑速度，其速度几乎为每小时40英里。

a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas .

平胸类鸟目之一；介于鸵鸟与鸸鹋之间；近来灭绝的美洲鸵。