aɪt adjective
1.
having a flat, unkeeled sternum, as an ostrich, cassowary, emu, or moa.
noun
2.
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of flightless birds) having a breastbone that lacks a keel for the attachment of flight muscles |
| 2. | of or denoting the flightless birds, formerly classified as a group (the Ratitae), that have a flat breastbone, feathers lacking vanes, and reduced wings |
| —n | |
| 3. | a bird, such as an ostrich, kiwi, or rhea, that belongs to this group; a flightless bird |
| [C19: from Latin ratis raft] | |
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