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RATITAE
An order of birds in which the wings are little, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, and apteryx are examples.
Origin: NL, fr. L. Ratis a raft; cf. L. Ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.
Source: Websters Vocabulary