ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
(noun) flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ratite (not comparable)
Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). [from 19th c.]
Synonym: ratitate
ratite (plural ratites)
A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou
• aettir, attire
Source: Wiktionary
Rat"ite, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ.
– n.
Definition: One of the Ratitæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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