NOUN | animal | apteryx, kiwi | nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs |
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Meaning | nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes. | |
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Synonym | kiwi | |
Member of | genus Apteryx | type genus of the Apterygidae |
Broader | ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird | Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles |
Spanish | apteryx, kiwi | |
Catalan | kiwi |
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