flightless bird flightless • flights-to-Cochin · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · flightless bird · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds. Synonyms: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · ratite · · Synonym 1 ratite bird · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074