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1. a. Of or pertaining to the Ratitae. Source: opted
2. n. One of the Ratitae. Source: opted
3. n. flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, rheas, kiwis, elephant birds Source: wordnet
4. Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ. -- n. One of the Ratitæ. Source: webster
5. Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ.-- n. Source: adambom
6. n. flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds Source: ecdict

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birds pertaining ratitae attachment breastbones cassowaries elephant emus flat flight flightless keel kiwis lacking moas muscles ostriches rheas

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