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