apteryx

Noun

Meaning

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 moas of the same country. Five species are known.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kiwi vine digger ratite kiwi fruit Chinese gooseberry Asterix kiwifruit flightless bird ratite bird kiwi vine

Hypernyms

ratite flightless bird ratite bird

Related terms

apteral apterous apteran

Examples

The consistent presence of paired ovaries in the Kiwi (Apteryx) with some discussion of this condition in other birds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Apterygidae Apterygiformes apterygote Aptian aptiganel aptitude