ratite

From Latin ratis (“raft”) +‎ -ite.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹætaɪt/

ratite (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). [from 19th c.]

   Synonym: ratitate

   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 37:

     Against what was probably the general expectation, it became undeniable that New Zealand was indeed the home of huge ratite birds.

ratite (plural ratites)

1. A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

• aettir, attire

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.tit/

ratite m (plural ratites)

1. ratite

• IPA^(key): /raˈtite/, [raˈt̪it̪e]

ratite f (plural ratites)

1. ratite