ratite

ʁatit

Definition

Definition of ratite - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

zoologie

TECH.

qui ne vole pas et possède un sternum sans quille

TECH.

L’autruche est un oiseau ratite.

classification

Dated

qui concerne l’ancien groupe d’oiseaux coureurs inaptes au vol

Dated

Ce musée expose des fossiles d’espèces ratites.

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Origin of ratite

latin, ratis (bateau) + suffixe -ite

Examples of ratite in a sentence

Plusieurs espèces ratites ont disparu au cours des derniers siècles.
Le chercheur a publié un article sur l’anatomie ratite.
Plusieurs espèces ratites ont disparu à cause de la chasse intensive.

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English:ratite, ...
German:ratit, ratitenähnlich, ...
Italian:non volante, ratitico, ...
Spanish:que no vuela y tiene el esternón sin quilla, relativo a las aves corredoras no voladoras del grupo de los ratites, ...
Portuguese:não-voador, ratita, ...
Chinese:不会飞的, 鸵形目的, ...
Japanese:走鳥類の, 飛べない鳥類の, ...
Arabic:عَدِيمُ الطَّيَرَان, طائر لا يَطِير, ...
Hebrew:בְּלִי מְעוֹפֵף, חָסֵר תְּעוּפָה, ...
Russian:нелетающий, относящийся к ратидам, ...
Ukrainian:безкілевий, ратитовий, ...
Catalan:no volador, ràtid, ...
Danish:ratitisk, ratit, ...
Dutch:niet-vliegend, ratiet, ...
Greek:μη ιπτάμενος, μη πετούμενος, ...
Hungarian:futómadár, futómadár-, ...
Khmer:ដែលជាបក្សីមិនហោះហើរ, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងក្រុមបក្សីរត់ដែលមិនអាចហោះហើរបាន, ...
Korean:날지 못하는, 비행할 수 없는, ...
Polish:nielotny, strusiowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):ratita, rátida, ...
Romanian:ratit, ratitic, ...
Swedish:strutsfågelartad, ratitisk, ...
Thai:ที่ไม่บินและมีกระดูกหน้าอกแบบไม่มีสัน, นกไร้ปีก, ...
Turkish:ratit, uçamayan, ...
Vietnamese:không biết bay, thuộc nhóm chim không biết bay, ...

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