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ratite

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A ratite is any of a diverse group of large, flightless birds of the infraclass Palaeognathae . The systematics involved have been in flux. Some sources state that ratites include all the flightless birds of the Palaeognathae; previously, all these birds ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ratite \Rat"ite\ (r[a^]t"[imac]t), a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ratit[ae]. -- n. One of the Ratit[ae].

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: ratite bird , flightless bird ] [ant: carinate ]

Usage examples of ratite.

Texas ratite industry enjoyed a boom in the late 1980s akin to the booms enjoyed by the Texas petroleum industry in times past.