English noun: ratite |
1. | ratite (animal) flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds |
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| Synonyms | flightless bird, ratite bird |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bird |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aepyornis, apteryx, cassowary, Dromaius novaehollandiae, elephant bird, emu, Emu novaehollandiae, kiwi, moa, nandu, ostrich, Pterocnemia pennata, rhea, rhea, Rhea americana, Struthio camelus |
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| Antonyms | carinate, carinate bird, flying bird |
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