ratite

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ratite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ratite \Rat"ite\ (r[a^]t"[imac]t), a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Ratitae. -- n. One of the Ratitae.
     [1913 Webster] Ratlines

ratite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ratite
      n 1: flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for
           attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus;
           moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: ratite, ratite bird
           , flightless bird] [ant: carinate, carinate bird
           , flying bird]