ratite

English

Etymology

From Latin ratis (“raft”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrætaɪt/

Adjective

ratite (comparative more ratite, superlative most ratite)

  1. Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). [from 19th c.]
    • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 37:
      Against what was probably the general expectation, it became undeniable that New Zealand was indeed the home of huge ratite birds.

Noun

ratite (plural ratites)

  1. A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

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French

Noun

ratite m (plural ratites)

  1. ratite

Spanish

Noun

ratite f (plural ratites)

  1. ratite
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