About The Word Apteryx
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Apteryx
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What's The Definition Of Apteryx?
[n] nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apteryx: kiwi Related Terms | Find terms related to Apteryx: See Also | flightless bird | genus Apteryx | ratite | ratite bird Apteryx In Webster's Dictionary \Ap"te*ryx\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + pte`ryx wing. Cf.
{Aptera}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with
only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without
a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas
of the same country. Five species are known.
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