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Word: Ratite
Speech Type: Adjective
late 19th century: from Latin ratis ‘raft’ + -ite
ˈratʌɪt
(of a bird) having a flat breastbone without a keel, and so unable to fly.
Short Definition:(of bird) having flat breastbone without keel, and so unable to fly
Word: Ratite
Speech Type: Noun
ˈratʌɪt
any of the mostly large, flightless birds with a ratite breastbone, i.e. the ostrich, rhea, emu, cassowary, and kiwi, together with the extinct moa and elephant bird.
Short Definition:any of mostly large, flightless birds with ratite breastbone, i. e. ostrich, rhea, emu, cassowary, and kiwi, together with extinct moa and elephant bird
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