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kiwakiwa

kiwakiwa is the alternative form of kiwikiwi.

Meaning of kiwikiwi

Noun

kiwikiwi (countable and uncountable, plural kiwikiwi or kiwikiwis)

  1. (obsolete) The kiwi, a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
    • The kiwikiwi, or Apteryx Australis, placed under the head of Struthionidæ, by Mr. Gould, who has admirably figured the male and female, in his splendid work on Australian birds, is the most curious specimen of ornithology in New Zealand.1838, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 32, J. Limbird
  2. A star fern or creek fern, of species Blechnum fluviatie.

Questions about kiwakiwa

What is kiwakiwa the alternative form of?
Kiwakiwa is the alternative form of kiwikiwi.

Words near kiwakiwa in the dictionary

  1. Kivy
  2. Kiwai
  3. kiwaid
  4. kiwaids
  5. kiwaiform
  6. kiwakiwa
  7. Kiwani
  8. Kiwanian
  9. Kiwanians
  10. Kiwanis
  11. kiwano

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