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apteryx

apteryx noun: kiwi bird.

Noun

apteryx (plural apteryxes)

  1. (dated) Kiwi bird.

Forms of apteryx

pluralapteryxes

Origin of apteryx

From the New Latin genus name, Apteryx.

Questions about apteryx

What does apteryx mean?
Apteryx means kiwi bird.
What part of speech is apteryx?
Apteryx is a noun.
What is the plural of apteryx?
The plural of apteryx is apteryxes.

Words near apteryx in the dictionary

  1. apterygids
  2. apterygote
  3. apterygotes
  4. apteryla
  5. apterylae
  6. apteryx
  7. apteryxes
  8. aptest
  9. Apthorp
  10. apthous
  11. Aptian

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