01 n. Any species of Apteryx, esp. Apteryx australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called kiwi. See Apteryx.
pl.
Kivikivies, Kiwikiwies
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Any species of Apteryx, esp. Apteryx australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called kiwi. See Apteryx.(Zool.) Also: kiwi See: Apteryx