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ratite

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Noun

flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds

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Synonyms:
ratite bird flightless bird
Antonyms:
carinate carinate bird flying bird

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Words contain "ratite":
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Words contain "ratite" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
order rheiformes rheiformes order struthioniformes struthioniformes order apterygiformes apterygiformes dinornithiformes order dinornithiformes casuariiformes superorder ratitae more...

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