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

In short, the British Innkeeper, as these writers represent him, figures as a sort of human apteryx, who supports himself entirely by the length of his bill.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

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

It is this bird which is also known under the name of the "apteryx."

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.

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

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