RATITE


Meaning of RATITE in English

/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 ]

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