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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Ratitae n 1: used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders [syn: Ratitae, superorder Ratitae] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Ratitae \Ra*ti"tae\ (r[.a]*t[imac]"t[-e]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zool.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples. [1913 Webster] | ||
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