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Ratite

/ˈɹætaɪt/

A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

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noun
  1. 1

    A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

adjective
  1. 1

    Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate).

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