Modifiers matching ratite:

• flightless,
• large,
• modern,
• extinct,

Simple categories matching extinct:

• mammal,
• dinosaur,
• beast,
• predator,
• animal,
• reptile,
• archosaur,
• fauna,
• giant,
• herbivore,
• equid,
• organism,
• creature,
• amniote,
• bird,
• vertebrate,
• human,
• plant,
• ratite,
• relative,