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carinate bird - birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles | ||
carinate, flying bird | ||
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 | ||
bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |