ratite
英 ['rætaɪt] 美 ['rætaɪt]

adj.

平胸类鸟的n.；平胸类鸟；

英英释义

ratite[ 'rætait ]

• n.flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds

  同义词：ratite birdflightless bird

权威例句

PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION OF THE RATITE BIRDS
DMRT1 in a ratite bird: evidence for a role in sex determination and discovery of a putative regulatory element.
A Simple and Universal Method for Molecular Sexing of Non-Ratite Birds
The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography.
Assessment of the Ability of Ratite-Origin Influenza Viruses to Infect and Produce Disease in Rheas and Chickens
CHAPTER 7 – The Phylogeny of Ratite Birds: Resolving Conflicts between Molecular and Morphological Data Sets
Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of two extinct moas clarify ratite evolution.
Ostrich ancestors found in the Northern Hemisphere suggest new hypothesis of ratite origins
Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution
First gene on the avian W chromosome (CHD) provides a tag for universal sexing of non-ratite birds