pterocnemia

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of birds of the family Rheidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	nandu, pterocnemia pennata, rhea,
definition	:	smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family rheidae, rheidae,
definition	:	a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes (noun.animal)