different between ratite vs rajite

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

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Dr. Robert Allen Jenkins (born 1944), discoverer of the mineral in his role as mineralogist with the Phelps Dodge Corporation; initials R.A.J. +? -ite.

Noun

rajite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing copper, oxygen, and tellurium.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Rajite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database