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kivikivi

kivikivi noun: any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.

Noun

kivikivi (plural not attested)

  1. (dated, no plural) Any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.

Origin of kivikivi

Imitative of its notes. From a Polynesian language.

Questions about kivikivi

What does kivikivi mean?
Kivikivi means any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.
What part of speech is kivikivi?
Kivikivi is a noun.

Words near kivikivi in the dictionary

  1. kiviak
  2. kiviaq
  3. Kiviat
  4. Kiviat diagram
  5. Kiviat diagrams
  6. kivikivi
  7. Kivinza
  8. Kivis
  9. Kiviuq
  10. Kivu
  11. kivver

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