apteryx

Other forms: apteryxes

Definitions of apteryx

1. noun

   nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
   synonyms: kiwi

   type of:

   flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird

   any of a group of flightless bird species with flat, unkeeled breastbones, such as ostriches, cassowaries, emus, and kiwis