/rat"uyt/ , adj.
1. having a flat, unkeeled sternum, as an ostrich, cassowary, emu, or moa.
n.
2. a bird having a ratite breastbone.
[ 1875-80; rat ( is ) raft + -ITE 2 ]
/rat"uyt/ , adj.
1. having a flat, unkeeled sternum, as an ostrich, cassowary, emu, or moa.
n.
2. a bird having a ratite breastbone.
[ 1875-80; rat ( is ) raft + -ITE 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012