Rhea (bird) to be growing. The genus name was given in 1752 by Paul Möhring and adopted as the English common name. Möhring named the rhea based on the Greek Titan Rhea, whose name is derived from the Greek "Rhea" () from έρα "ground". This was fitting with the rhea being a flightless ground bird. Depending on the South American region, the rhea is known locally as "ñandú guazu" (Guaraní, meaning big spider, most probably in relation to their habit of opening and lowering alternate wings when they run), "ema" (Portuguese), "suri" (Aymara and Quechua), or "choique" (Mapudungun). "Nandu" is the common
Love Is a Four Letter Word (album) interview with "Spin" magazine in which he said that possible titles for his fourth album were "Peace Canoe" or "The Love Album". On December 8, 2011, Mraz told Jeff Benjamin of "Billboard" that the "album is finished" except for one track he was attempting to re-work as an acoustic version. Describing the album, he said, "It's not a departure in the sound of the genre in any way, it's just different tones, different textures. Musically, I think people are going to like it. It's personal. It's melodic. And it's mellow. There's a couple of up-tempo tunes, but mostly the rhythm