Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds.  Synonyms: flightless bird, ratite.
 
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Words linked to "Ratite bird" :   bird, apteryx, aepyornis, ratite, ostrich, emu, nandu, elephant bird, cassowary, kiwi, flightless bird, moa, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae, Rhea americana, rhea, carinate, Struthio camelus, Pterocnemia pennata  | 
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