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Ratitae
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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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