Ratite definition

Ratite means a flightless bird such as an emu, ostrich or rhea.
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Ratite means flightless birds having a flat breastbone without the keellike prominence characteristic of most flying birds. Ratites include, but are not limited to, cassowaries, kiwis, ostriches, emus, and rheas.
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Ratite means a ightless bird such as an emu, ostrich, or rhea.
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Examples of Ratite in a sentence

  • Ratite" means a flightless bird such as an emu, ostrich, or rhea.

  • Ratite meat and wild game-bird meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat thereof, may only be imported into the Community from a third country or a part thereof that is not subject to any restrictions relating to avian influenza and Newcastle disease.

  • Ratite meat and eggs, and products thereof, will be considered under a separate Proposal at a later date.

  • Untested or unidentified materials may use thermal vacuum bake-out of the assembled article per MSFC-Spec-1238 for safety verification.

  • Huchzermeyer, Ed. ( Proceedings of the 2nd International Ratite Congress, Oudtshoorn, South Africa, 1998), pp.

  • The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Spring Lake Ratite Ranch, Inc., d/b/a Spring Lake Blueberry Farm and against S & S Packing, Inc., in the amount of $109,295.65, plus interest at the rate of .17% per annum from July 1, 2010 until paid, plus costs in the amount of $500.00 Within 14 days from the date of entry of judgment, and in accordance with 7 U.S.C. § 499g(c), and Fed.

  • Ratite egg mass does not scale with the same exponent as other avian orders, whether kiwi are included or excluded.

  • Continuing Education Seminar: Advances in Ratite Management & Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX.

  • KRS 139.480(15) On-Farm Ratite Production Facilities—This certificate shall apply to equipment, machinery, attachments, and any materials incorporated into the construction, repair or renovation of on-farm facilities used in the breeding and producing of ratite birds, feathers, hides, breeding stock, eggs, meat, and ratite by-products.

  • Proceedings of the 3rd International Ratite Science Symposium of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA), Madrid, Spain, 14th-16th October, 359- 361, 2005.


More Definitions of Ratite

Ratite means a group of flightless birds including ostriches, cassowaries, kiwis, emus, etc., having undeveloped wings and a breastbone without a keel.
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  • Standard and Poor’s means Standard and Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor or successors thereto.

  • Mxxxx’x Rating means, with respect to a Reference Obligation, as of any date of determination:

  • Baa2 or higher by Moody's with respect to any outstanding long-term unsecured unsubordinated debt, and, in the case of a successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator other than pursuant to Section 10.10, rated in one of the two highest long-term debt categories of, or otherwise acceptable to, each of the Rating Agencies. The Trustee shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer. If the Trustee publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 10.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its total equity capital (combined capital and surplus) as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.06, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.08.

  • Xxxxx’x Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by Xxxxx’x and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt securities without third-party credit enhancement.

  • Credit Rating means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of a Person.

  • Investment Grade Credit Rating means (i) a Credit Rating of Baa3 or higher given by Xxxxx’x, (ii) a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher given by S&P or (iii) a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher given by Fitch.

  • Standard & Poor's Glossary The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R) Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.

  • Long-Term Rating means, for any entity (a) in the case of Moody’s, the long-term senior unsecured debt rating of such entity and (b) in the case of S&P, the long-term issuer credit rating of such entity.

  • Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A2” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-1”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A1”.

  • Corporate Rating an opinion issued by S&P of an obligor’s overall financial capacity (its creditworthiness) to pay its financial obligations.

  • Risk Rating means, with respect to any Loan at any time, if such Loan is at such time (i) rated by both S&P and Moody’s, the lower of such ratings, (ii) rated by either S&P or Moody’s, such rating or (iii) not rated by either S&P or Moody’s, the rating determined by the Servicer’s risk rating model.

  • S&P Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by S&P and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term public debt securities without third-party credit enhancement (it being understood that if the Borrower does not have any outstanding debt securities of the type described above but has an indicative rating from S&P for debt securities of such type, then such indicative rating shall be used for determining the “S&P Rating”).

  • Hedge Counterparty Ratings Requirement means (a) either (i) the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of the substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A-1” by S&P or (ii) if the substitute counterparty does not have a short-term rating from S&P, the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of the substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A+” by S&P, (b) either (i) the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s (and if rated “A1” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade to below “A1”) and the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s (and if rated “P-1” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade and remaining on watch for possible downgrade), or (ii) if such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) does not have a short-term debt rating from Moody’s, the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s (and if rated “Aa3” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade to below “Aa3”), and (c) either (i) the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A” by Fitch or (ii) the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “F1” by Fitch. For the purpose of this definition, no direct or indirect recourse against one or more shareholders of the substitute counterparty (or against any Person in control of, or controlled by, or under common control with, any such shareholder) shall be deemed to constitute a guarantee, security or support of the obligations of the substitute counterparty.

  • Ratings Spread means, with respect to an SRP Calculation Period, the percentage per annum set forth below opposite the highest applicable credit rating assigned to the VRDP Shares, unless the lowest applicable rating is below A3/A-, in which case the Ratings Spread shall mean the percentage per annum set forth below opposite the lowest applicable credit rating assigned to the VRDP Shares by Moody’s, Fitch or any Other Rating Agency, in each case rating the VRDP Shares at the request of the Fund, on the SRP Calculation Date for such SRP Calculation Period:

  • Acceptable Credit Rating means a minimum long term credit rating of either BBB from Standard & Poors or Baa2 from Xxxxx’x; Access Undertaking means:

  • Moody’s means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

  • Approved Ratings Threshold means each of the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold.

  • Rating means the operating limits as specified by the component manufacturer.

  • Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-2”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3”.

  • Debt Rating has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

  • Public Debt Rating means, as of any date, the rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by TMCC or, if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such rating, the lowest such rating issued by such rating agency. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if only one of S&P and Moody’s shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (b) if neither of S&P or Moody’s shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage will be set in accordance with Level 4 under the definitions of “Applicable Maximum Rate” and “Applicable Percentage”; (c) if both S&P and Moody’s have established ratings and those ratings shall fall within two different levels, the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage shall be based upon the higher rating, unless the lower rating is more than one level below the higher rating, in which case the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage shall be based upon the rating that is one level lower than the higher rating; (d) if any rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (e) if S&P or Moody’s shall change the basis or system on which ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be.

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  • DBRS means DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

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  • Senior Debt Rating means at any date, the credit rating identified by S&P, Fitch or Xxxxx’x as the credit rating which (a) it has assigned to long term senior unsecured debt of the Borrower or (b) it would assign to long term senior unsecured debt of the Borrower were the Borrower to issue or have outstanding any long term senior unsecured debt on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, “Senior Debt Rating” is not the Borrower’s “Corporate/Long-Term Issuer” rating.