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Cassowary or kiwi, e.g
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ratite
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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 ]
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].
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.