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