- kiwi [genus Apteryx]
- kiwi {fk}
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kiwi [genus Apteryx]
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genus Apteryx — noun type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Apterygidae, ↑family Apterygidae • Member Meronyms: ↑kiwi, ↑apteryx … Useful english dictionary
kiwi — /ˈkiwi / (say keewee) noun 1. any of several flightless birds of New Zealand, constituting the genus Apteryx, having vestigial wings, stout legs and a long slender bill. 2. Finance Colloquial the New Zealand dollar. {Maori} …
Kiwi — Taxobox name = Kiwi image width = 220px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Struthioniformes familia = Apterygidae familia authority = G.R. Gray, 1840 genus = Apteryx genus authority = Shaw, 1813 subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
kiwi — /kee wee/, n., pl. kiwis. 1. any of several flightless, ratite birds of the genus Apteryx, of New Zealand, allied to the extinct moas. 2. Also called Chinese gooseberry. the egg sized, edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish … Universalium
kiwi — n. (pl. kiwis) 1 a flightless New Zealand bird of the genus Apteryx with hairlike feathers and a long bill. Also called APTERYX. 2 (Kiwi) colloq. a New Zealander, esp. a soldier or member of a national sports team. Phrases and idioms: kiwi fruit… … Useful english dictionary
Kiwi — n. (pl. kiwis) 1 a flightless New Zealand bird of the genus Apteryx with hairlike feathers and a long bill. Also called APTERYX. 2 (Kiwi) colloq. a New Zealander, esp. a soldier or member of a national sports team. Phrases and idioms: kiwi fruit… … Useful english dictionary
kiwi — noun a) A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. b) A person from New Zealand (preferably Kiwi). Syn: Chinese gooseberry, kiwi fruit See Also … Wiktionary
apteryx — /ˈæptərɪks / (say aptuhriks) noun (plural apteryxes /ˈæptərɪksəz/ (say aptuhriksuhz)) any of several flightless ratite birds of New Zealand, constituting the genus Apteryx, allied to the extinct moa; kiwi. {New Latin, from Greek a a 6 + pteryx… …
kiwi — noun (plural kiwis) 1》 a flightless tailless New Zealand bird with hair like feathers and a long downcurved bill. [Genus Apteryx: three species.] 2》 (Kiwi) informal a New Zealander. Origin C19: from Maori … English new terms dictionary
kiwi — noun Etymology: Maori Date: 1835 1. any of a small genus (Apteryx) of flightless New Zealand birds with rudimentary wings, stout legs, a long bill, and grayish brown hairlike plumage 2. capitalized a native or resident of New Zealand used as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Apteryx — Ap te*ryx, n. [Gr. a priv. + pte ryx wing. Cf. {Aptera}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
