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carinate bird

DEFINITIONS OF: carinate bird

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n birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles

Synonyms:
carinate, flying bird
Antonyms:
flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird
flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
Type of:
bird
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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