Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.
Ratitae — Ra*ti t[ae] (r[.a]*t[imac] t[ e]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ratite — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin ratitus marked with the figure of a raft, from ratis raft Date: 1877 a bird with a flat breastbone; especially any of various mostly flightless birds (as an ostrich, rhea, emu, moa, or kiwi) with small or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
RATES — olim ad navigandum adhibitae. Plin. l. 7. c. 56. Nave primus in Graeciam ex Aegypto Danaus advenit: ante ratibus navigabatur, inventis in Mari Rubro inter Insulas, a Rege Erythra. Reperiuntur, qui Mysos et Tyoianos priores excogitâsse in… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
ratite — [rat′īt] adj. [< L ratitus, marked with the figure of a raft < ratis, raft, prob. < IE base * rēt , *rōt , beam > ROOD] designating a former group (Ratitae) of large, flightless birds of various orders having a flat breastbone without … English World dictionary
Ratitae — noun used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders • Syn: ↑superorder Ratitae • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
