ratite
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At one point, researchers believed that D. stirtoni was related to other flightless ratites, like emus and ostriches. — National Geographic, "The Biggest Bird That Ever Lived and 5 More Bird Superstars," 15 May 2018 Ratites and tinamous are among the scant 3 percent of birds in which males have penises. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "World’s Biggest Birds Are Stellar Dads and Unusual Lovers," 3 Sep. 2016 But in all ratites aside from ostriches, only the male cares for the offspring. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "World’s Biggest Birds Are Stellar Dads and Unusual Lovers," 3 Sep. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ratite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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