Apterygiformes — n. 1. 1 a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis. Syn: order Apterygiformes [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apterygiformes — noun a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis • Syn: ↑order Apterygiformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Mem … Useful english dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Paleognathae — Taxobox name = Paleognaths fossil range = Paleocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = A kiwi regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Carinatae infraclassis = Neornithes superordo = Paleognathae superordo authority … Wikipedia
Aves — noun (ornithology) the class of birds • Syn: ↑class Aves • Topics: ↑ornithology • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
class Aves — noun (ornithology) the class of birds • Syn: ↑Aves • Topics: ↑ornithology • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Apterygidae — noun coextensive with the order Apterygiformes • Syn: ↑family Apterygidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Apterygiformes, ↑order Apterygiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Apterygidae — noun coextensive with the order Apterygiformes • Syn: ↑Apterygidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Apterygiformes, ↑order Apterygiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Southern Brown Kiwi — Stewart Island Tokoeka Conservation status … Wikipedia
kiwi — [kē′wē] n. pl. kiwis [Maori: echoic of its cry] 1. any of an order (Apterygiformes) of tailless New Zealand birds, with undeveloped wings, hairlike feathers, and a long, slender bill: it feeds chiefly on insects and worms 2. [also K ] the brown,… … English World dictionary