apteryx

[ ap-tuh-riks ]

noun

1. kiwi ( def 1 ).

apteryx

/ ˈæptərɪks /

noun

1. another name for kiwi

Word History and Origins

Origin of apteryx¹

1805–15; < New Latin: the genus name, equivalent to Greek a- a- ⁶ + -pteryx, adj. use of ptéryx wing

Word History and Origins

Origin of apteryx¹

C19: from New Latin: wingless creature; see apterous

Example Sentences

Palapteryx, pal-ap′tėr-iks, n. a genus of fossil birds found in New Zealand, resembling the Apteryx.

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But with the cassowary, the emu, or the apteryx matters are very different.

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Allied to these are the four species of Kiwi or apteryx, still existing there.

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A pollex is wanting, as in the cassowary, emeu and apteryx, while it is impossible to say whether remiges are represented or not.

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The wing of apteryx, like that of the cassowary, has become extremely reduced.

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