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

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

Some of the largest vertebrae, tibiae, and femora equal in magnitude the most gigantic previously known, while others are not larger than the corresponding bones of the living apteryx.

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

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

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

I don't—and don't wish to—believe in the apteryx profession; that's all I must say.

From Born in Exile by Gissing, George