'Apteryx australis' definitions:

Definition of 'Apteryx australis'

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Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl. Kivikivies (?), Kiwikiwies. (Zool.) Any species of Apteryx, esp. Apteryx australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called kiwi. See Apteryx. [1913 Webster]