apteryx

American  

[ap-tuh-riks] / ˈæp tə rɪks /

noun

1. kiwi.

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apteryx British  

/ ˈæptərɪks /

noun

1. another name for kiwi

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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

I mean the apteryx, that eccentric, wingless recluse which hides itself in the scrub jungles of New Zealand.

From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton

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 Webster, Noah

There is the kiwi, or apteryx, which is about as large as a turkey, but only found on the West Coast.

From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Butler, Samuel

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

From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir

The last of the gigantic birds were probably exterminated, like the dodo, by human agency: some small species allied to the apteryx may possibly be met with in the unexplored parts of the middle island.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von