ratites in English
noun
1
any of the mostly large, flightless birds with a ratite breastbone, i.e., the ostrich, rhea, emu, cassowary, and kiwi, together with the extinct moa and elephant bird.
Other ratites , the elephant bird of Madagascar and the moas of New Zealand, have been extinct for several centuries, probably as a result of human hunting.
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1. The three genera of these flightless ratites ( Aepyornis) appear to have been confined to Madagascar and were primitive members of the ostrich-rhea-emu lineage.
2. Like most ratites, it has a small head and a small bill, the latter measuring 6.2 to 9.2 cm (2.4 to 3.6 in), but has long legs and a long neck.