noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Kiwi bird. dated
2. 2
   nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

kiwikiwi

Etymology

From the New Latin genus name, Apteryx.

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