Word
Apteryx
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
ap-ter-yx
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.
- noun - Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
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