RATITAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ratitae mean? 

• RATITAE (noun)
  The noun RATITAE has 1 sense:

1. used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders

  Familiarity information: RATITAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RATITAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ratitae; superorder Ratitae

Hypernyms ("Ratitae" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Ratitae"):

order Tinamiformes; Tinamiformes (coextensive with the family Tinamidae)

Holonyms ("Ratitae" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)