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Ratitae

Ratitae Meaning & Definition
Ratitae Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ratitae?

[n] used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ratitae: superorder Ratitae

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ratitae:

See Also | animal order | Aves | class Aves | order Tinamiformes | Tinamiformes

Ratitae In Webster's Dictionary

\Ra*ti"t[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples.

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