Canadian English Meaning of apteryx
Kiwi
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Definitions and Meaning of apteryx in English
apteryx (n)
nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
apteryx (n.)
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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Kiwi
nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order ApterygiformesA genus of New Zealand bird
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apterygiformes => Kiwis, apterygidae => Kiwis, apteryges => apteryges, apterous => wingless, apteria => apteria,