apteryx
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of apteryx
1805–15; < New Latin: the genus name, equivalent to Greek a- a- 6 + -pteryx, adj. use of ptéryx wing
Example Sentences
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But the apteryx is one of those odd geniuses which come into the world too soon, and perish ineffectual.
From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Edward Hamilton Aitken
The wing of apteryx, like that of the cassowary, has become extremely reduced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The principal groups are: Carinat‘, including all existing flying birds; Ratit‘, including the ostrich and allies, the apteryx, and the extinct moas; Odontornithes, or fossil birds with teeth.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
I don't—and don't wish to—believe in the apteryx profession; that's all I must say.
From Born in Exile by George Gissing
Allied to these are the four species of Kiwi or apteryx, still existing there.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
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