RATITAE

Ratitae, superorder Ratitae

(noun) used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ra*ti"tæ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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