Modifiers matching ratite:

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

Simple categories matching extinct:

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