APTERYX


Meaning of APTERYX in English

ˈaptə(ˌ)riks noun

Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + -pteryx

1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Apterygidae) of flightless birds comprising the kiwis and including all surviving members of the order Apterygiformes

2. -es : kiwi

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.