ratite

English

Etymology

From Latin ratis (“raft”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹætaɪt/

Adjective

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.

Noun

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

Translations

bird

• Finnish: strutsilintu (fi)
• French: ratite (fr) m
• German: Laufvogel (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Navajo: tsídii doo ndaatʼáʼii
• Spanish: ratite f

Anagrams

• aettir, attire

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.tit/

Noun

ratite m (plural ratites)

1. ratite

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈtite/ [raˈt̪i.t̪e]

Noun

ratite f (plural ratites)

1. ratite