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小美洲鸵

xiǎo měi zhōu tuódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(ornithology) lesser rhea / Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

小美洲鴕 小美洲鸵 [xiao3 mei3 zhou1 tuo2] /(ornithology) lesser rhea; Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata)/

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Other forms in these source records: 小美洲鴕

  • 小
    xiǎo

    small / tiny / few / young

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 洲
    zhōu

    continent / island in a river

  • 鸵
    tuó

    ostrich

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