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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ratite bird::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flightless bird, ratite |
| 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 ratite bird
ratite bird
More data has probably been analysed for the Hoatzin than for any other non-ratite bird.
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This process is exemplified by the extinction of the elephant bird, an endemic giant ratite that was formerly the world's largest bird.
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It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich.
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