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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ratite /ˈratʌɪt/ Ornithology

▶adjective denoting a bird having a flat breastbone without a keel and so unable to fly, such as an ostrich, emu, etc. Contrasted with carinate. ▶noun a ratite bird.

– origin C19: from L. ratis ‘raft’ + -ite1.

'ratite' also found in these Oxford entries:

carinate

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