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Answer for the clue "Kiwi genus ", 7 letters:
apteryx

Alternative clues for the word apteryx

Word definitions for apteryx in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apteryx \Ap"te*ryx\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + pte`ryx wing. Cf. Aptera .] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes [syn: kiwi ]

Usage examples of apteryx.

Ants, neuter, structure of Aphides attended by ants Aphis, development of Apteryx Arab horses Aralo-Caspian Sea Archiac, M.

Ants, neuter, structure of Aphides attended by ants Aphis, development of Apteryx Arab horses Aralo-Caspian Sea Archiac, M.