Associations to the word «Apteryx»

Wiktionary

APTERYX, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Apterygidae   — the kiwis.
APTERYX AUSTRALIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae   — the southern brown kiwi or tokoeka.
APTERYX HAASTII, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae   — the great spotted kiwi.
APTERYX MANTELLI, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae   — the North Island brown kiwi.
APTERYX OWENII, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae   — the little spotted kiwi.
APTERYX ROWI, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Apterygidae   — the Okarito kiwi or rowi.

Dictionary definition

APTERYX, noun. Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras