| Pronunciation: | | 'apturiks
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[n] nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes |
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APTERYX is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | kiwi |
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| | See Also: | | flightless bird, genus Apteryx, ratite, ratite bird |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 moas
of the same country. Five species are known.
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