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rationing | rations | ratitæ | ratitae | ratitate | ratite | ratite bird | ratlike | ratlin | ratline | ratlines

ratite

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Adjective, Noun
 : 
rat=ite

CIDE DICTIONARY

ratitea. 
     Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ratite, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a bird) having a keelless breastbone, and unable to fly (opp. CARINATE).
--n. a flightless bird, e.g. an ostrich, emu, cassowary, etc.

Etymology
L ratis raft

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