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English noun: ratite bird

1. ratite bird (animal) flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds


Synonymsflightless bird, ratite


Broader (hypernym)bird


Narrower (hyponym)aepyornis, apteryx, cassowary, Dromaius novaehollandiae, elephant bird, emu, Emu novaehollandiae, kiwi, moa, nandu, ostrich, Pterocnemia pennata, rhea, rhea, Rhea americana, Struthio camelus


Antonymscarinate, carinate bird, flying bird









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