FLIGHTLESS BIRD Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the phrase flightless bird. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase flightless bird. (close relations)

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	cassowary				nounn
	noun • large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
	emu				nounn
	noun • large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller • any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
	kiwi				nounn
	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				nounn
	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
	penguin				nounn
	noun • short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
	rhea				adverb, nounadv, n
	noun • smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan • fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor • larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
	ratite				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
	ratite bird				nounn
	noun • flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds

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