Ratite (Noun)

Meaning

Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Flightless Bird
• Ratite Bird

Antonyms

• Carinate

Hyponyms

• Rhea Americana
• Struthio Camelus
• Emu Novaehollandiae
• Apteryx
• Dromaius Novaehollandiae
• Aepyornis
• Nandu
• Pterocnemia Pennata