Search for crossword answers and clues
Ostrich, e.g
Answer for the clue "Ostrich, e.g ", 6 letters:
ratite
Alternative clues for the word ratite
Word definitions for ratite in dictionaries
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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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
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.