English
Detailed Synonyms for ratite in English
ratite:
ratite [the ~] nom
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the ratite
– flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds 1the ratite bird; the flightless bird; the ratite– flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds 1