The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RATITE
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What does RATITE mean?
RATITE 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
- Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate).