Kiwi
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kiwi/ˈkiːwiː/
▶noun (pl. kiwis)
- 1 a flightless tailless New Zealand bird with hair-like feathers and a long downcurved bill. [Genus Apteryx: three species.]
- 2 (Kiwi) informal a New Zealander.
– origin C19: from Maori.
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