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ratite

/ˈræt.aɪt/

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noun

/ˈræt.aɪt/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее группу нелетающих птиц с плоской грудиной, лишённой киля для прикрепления летательных мышц, включая страусов, эму, киви и нанду.

A noun referring to a group of flightless birds with flat breastbones that lack a keel for flight muscle attachment, including ostriches, emus, kiwis, and rheas.

  1. C1formalscientific

    A group of large, flightless birds with flat breastbones that lack a keel, including ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and extinct species like moas and elephant birds.

    ruНелетающая птица

    • The ostrich is the largest living ratite.
    • Ratites are believed to have evolved from flying ancestors.
    • Emus and rheas are both ratites found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Forms
  • ratites plural form
  • ratites' possessive plural form
  • ratite's possessive singular form