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ratitæ
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ratitæ, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.].
An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples. [1913 Webster]
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