nandu Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
    rhea; Pterocnemia pennata.

WordNet

Nan"dou, Nan"du noun (Also<
  • Nandou
  • Nandu
)
Etymology
Braz. nhandu or yandu.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. See Rhea. Written also nandow.

Webster 1913