Apteryx

[æptәriks]

Definition

(n.) 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.

Checker: Roland

Definition

n. a bird found in New Zealand wingless and tailless reddish-brown about the size of a large hen.

Typed by Hester