ratite

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Etymology

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From Latin ratis (raft)-ite.

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ratite (not comparable)

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

Noun

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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

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Noun

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ratite m (plural ratites)

  1. ratite

Italian

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  • IPA(key): /raˈti.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tì‧te

Noun

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ratite m (plural ratiti)

  1. ratite

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ratite.

Noun

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ratite f pl (plural only)

  1. ratite

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Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /raˈtite/ [raˈt̪i.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Syllabification: ra‧ti‧te

Noun

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ratite f (plural ratites)

  1. ratite