RATITE Synonyms
1 hypernym for ratite. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for RATITE
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| cassowary | noun n | |||||
noun • large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest | ||||||
| emu | noun n | |||||
noun • large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller • any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism | ||||||
| kiwi | noun n | |||||
noun • a native or inhabitant of New Zealand • climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat • fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh • nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes | ||||||
| ostrich | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand) • fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird | ||||||
| flightless bird | noun n | |||||
noun • flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds | ||||||
| ratite bird | noun n | |||||
noun • flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds | ||||||