Ratite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ratite \Rat"ite\ (r[a^]t"[imac]t), a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Ratitae. -- n. One of the Ratitae.
     [1913 Webster] Ratlines

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ratite
       n : flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for
           attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries;
           emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: {ratite
           bird}, {flightless bird}] [ant: {carinate}]