RATITE

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

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Etymology

Adjective

ratite (not comparable)

Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). [from 19th c.]

Synonym: ratitate

Noun

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

Anagrams

• aettir, attire

Source: Wiktionary

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Rat"ite, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ.

– n.

Definition: One of the Ratitæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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