Meaning of RATITAE
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| | Definition: | | [n] used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders |
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| | Synonyms: | | superorder Ratitae |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Aves, class Aves, order Tinamiformes, Tinamiformes | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ra*ti"t[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L.
ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary,
or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The
ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples.
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