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ratite

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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Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
6

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Pronunciation

ˈɹætaɪt

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noun

  1. 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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