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Ratite

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
flightless birdratite bird
plural
Ratites
possessive
Ratite's
pluralpossessive
Ratites'