'Pterocnemia pennata' definitions:

Definition of 'Pterocnemia pennata'

From: WordNet
noun
Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: rhea, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata]

Definition of 'Pterocnemia pennata'

From: GCIDE
  • Nandou \Nan"dou\, Nandu \Nan"du\, n. [Braz. nhandu or yandu.] (Zool.) Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia, especially the smallest, Pterocnemia pennata (formerly Rhea Americana), called also the common rhea. They are tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to the Straits of Magellan. See Rhea. [Written also nandow.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]