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Ratite vs Nandu - What's the difference?

ratite | nandu |

As nouns the difference between ratite and nandu

is that ratite is 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 while nandu is any of three species of South American ratites of the genera Rhea and genus: Pterocnemia.

ratite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    • Anagrams

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    nandu

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nandou, nandow

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of three species of South American ratites of the genera Rhea and .
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