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Ratitae
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ratitae'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/ratitae.html. 1828.