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
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