ratite.
/rat-ahyt/US // ˈræt aɪt //UK // (ˈrætaɪt) //
鼠类,大鼠,鼠辈,老鼠
Definitions
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›having a flat, unkeeled sternum, as an ostrich, cassowary, emu, or moa.
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a bird having a ratite breastbone.
Examples
Like other Ratite birds it will take to the water, and examples have been seen voluntarily swimming a wide river.
Lastly must be noted the extinct tall Ratite species of Aepyornis with its several fancy genera.
The arrangement bears a great resemblance to that of Ratite birds.
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