ap·ter·yx ( p t -r ks )n. See kiwi. [New Latin Apteryx, genus name : a- + Greek pterux, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] |
apteryx [ˈæptərɪks]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for kiwi (the bird)
[from New Latin: wingless creature; see apterous]
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| Noun | 1. |  apteryx - nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformesflightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds genus Apteryx - type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis |
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