flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
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flightless bird::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ratite, ratite bird |
| Type of | bird |
| Has types | apteryx, cassowary, dromaius novaehollandiae, elephant bird, emu, emu novaehollandiae, kiwi, moa, nandu, ostrich, pterocnemia pennata, rhea, rhea americana, aepyornis, struthio camelus |
Examples of flightless bird
flightless bird
Its wings flap, as if the flightless bird had dreams of taking to the air.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightless bird native to Africa.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The dodo was a large, flightless bird that became extinct in the 1600s.
From the sciencedaily.com
Long considered a flightless bird, these special penguins take flight, though awkwardly.
From the techcrunch.com
Until the end of the 16th century, this flightless bird lacked predators.
From the independent.co.uk
In the movie, opening Aug. 12, Popper inherits the flightless bird from his estranged father.
From the usatoday.com
The flightless bird became extinct in Madagascar about 300 years ago.
From the newscientist.com
It's named after the kiwi, the country's symbolic flightless bird.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
The eggs belonged to the emu and Genyornis newtoni, another large flightless bird, which died out.
From the newscientist.com
