Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; 
 cassowaries; 
 emus; 
 moas; 
 rheas; 
 kiwis; 
 elephant birds; 
[syn: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flightless bird
    n 1: flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for
         attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus;
         moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: ratite, ratite
         bird, flightless bird] [ant: carinate, carinate
         bird, flying bird]