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RATITE Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the word ratite. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word ratite. (close relations)

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cassowary
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• large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest

emu
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• large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

• any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism

kiwi
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• 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
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• 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

flightless bird
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• flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds

ratite bird
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• flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds

Best Hypernyms For RATITE

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