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Definition of 'apteryx'

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1. (noun) kiwi, apteryx
nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

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1. (noun) apteryx
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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apt apterous apterygidae apterygiformes apteryx aptitude aptitudinal

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