A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RHEA

Wed, 31 Jan '24
Large flightless bird
Sun, 24 Dec '23
Relative of a cassowary
Sat, 13 May '23
Mother of the first generation of Olympian gods
Wed, 3 May '23
Seehorn of "Better Call Saul"
Fri, 28 Apr '23
Bird named for a Titan
Mon, 30 Jan '23
Mother of Zeus
Tue, 29 Nov '22
Ratite featured on Uruguayan currency
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Actress Perlman
Sun, 17 Jul '22
Actress Perlman of "Cheers"
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Demeter's mother, in myth
Mon, 6 Jun '22
Perlman of "Cheers"
Mon, 21 Feb '22
Relative of an ostrich or emu
Fri, 3 Dec '21
Cassowary kin
Thu, 12 Aug '21
Titaness of myth
Mon, 21 Jun '21
Mother of Zeus (and an anagram of 15-Across)
Sat, 5 Jun '21
Actress Seehorn of "Better Call Saul"
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Largest South American bird