adj
ratite
Ratite (adj) means pertaining to running, flightless birds with no keels on their sternums (as opposed to carinate).
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Pertaining to running, flightless birds with no keels on their sternums (as opposed to carinate).
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Etymology
From Latin ratis (“raft”) + -ite; ratites (unlike other birds) lack a keel on their sternum, and rafts are vessels that lack keels.
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"ratite" (adj) means pertaining to running, flightless birds with no keels on their sternums (as opposed to carinate).