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kiwi
n.
any of a number of flightless birds which are native to New Zealand; Chinese vine that bears edible fruit with a greenish-brown fuzzy skin and sweet green pulp; large edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry; resident of New Zealand (Informal)
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Kiwi
Kiwi (pronounced ) or
kiwis are
flightless birds native to
New Zealand, in the
genus Apteryx and family
Apterygidae. At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living
ratites (which also consist of
ostriches,
emus,
rheas, and
cassowaries), and lay the largest
egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world. DNA sequence comparisons have yielded the surprising conclusion that kiwi are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy
elephant birds than to the
moa with which they shared New Zealand. There are five recognised species, two of which are currently
vulnerable, one of which is
endangered, and one of which is
critically endangered. All species have been negatively affected by historic
deforestation but currently the remaining large areas of their forest habitat are well protected in reserves and national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their survival is predation by invasive mammalian predators.
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Kiwi
Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
(synonym) New Zealander
(hypernym) inhabitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
(member-holonym) New Zealand
kiwi
Noun
1. climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
(synonym) Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
(hypernym) vine
(member-holonym) Actinidia, genus Actinidia
(part-meronym) kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
2. fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
(synonym) kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa
3. nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
(synonym) apteryx
(hypernym) ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
(member-holonym) genus Apteryx
Kiwi (der)
nm.
kiwi, flightless bird having no tail and very small wings; kiwi, type of fruit
kiwi
nm.
kiwi, kiwi fruit, any of a number of flightless birds which are native to New Zealand; large edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry