Apteryx
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Apteryx australis
Translingual
Etymology
From a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”); so named because these birds, although they do have tiny vestigial wings buried under their feathers, have no wings to speak of for practical purposes. Compare also brachypterous.
Proper noun
Apteryx f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apterygidae – kiwis, of New Zealand.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes – informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Paleognathae – parvclass; Apterygiformes – order; Apterygidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Apteryx australis (common kiwi, southern brown kiwi or tokoeka) – type species
- Apteryx haastii (great spotted kiwi or roroa), Apteryx mantelli (North Island brown kiwi), Apteryx owenii (little spotted kiwi), Apteryx rowi (Okarito kiwi or rowi) – other species
Related terms
References
Apteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Apteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Apteryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Apteryx at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Apteryx at the Catalogue of Life
- Apteryx at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Apteryx at Paleobiology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
