different between cassowary vs ratite

English

Etymology

From Malay kasuari.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæs.?.?w??.i/

Noun

cassowary (plural cassowaries)

1. A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• cassowary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Casuarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Casuarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Latin ratis (“raft”) +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æta?t/

Adjective

ratite (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). [from 19th c.]

   Synonym: ratitate

   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 37:

     Against what was probably the general expectation, it became undeniable that New Zealand was indeed the home of huge ratite birds.

Noun

ratite (plural ratites)

1. A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

Translations

Anagrams

• aettir, attire

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.tit/

Noun

ratite m (plural ratites)

1. ratite

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?tite/, [ra?t?i.t?e]

Noun

ratite f (plural ratites)

1. ratite