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Ratitae
(gcide) | Ratitae \Ra*ti"tae\ (r[.a]*t[imac]"t[-e]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.
ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a
raft.] (Zool.)
An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary,
or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The
ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples.
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ratitae
(wn) | Ratitae
n 1: used in former classifications to include all ratite bird
orders [syn: Ratitae, superorder Ratitae] |
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superorder ratitae
(encz) | superorder Ratitae, n: |
Ratitae
(gcide) | Ratitae \Ra*ti"tae\ (r[.a]*t[imac]"t[-e]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.
ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a
raft.] (Zool.)
An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary,
or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The
ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples.
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superorder ratitae
(wn) | superorder Ratitae
n 1: used in former classifications to include all ratite bird
orders [syn: Ratitae, superorder Ratitae] |
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