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ratite (iou)



ratite adjective & noun. L19.
[from Latin ratis raft + -ITE1.]
Ornithology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating (any of) a group of flightless birds having a flat breastbone with no keel, as the ostrich, emu, cassowary, etc. Opp. carinate. L19.
b. noun. A ratite bird. M20.