apteryx

[ ap-tuh-riks ]

/ ˈæp tə rɪks /

kiwi(def 1).

Origin of apteryx

1805–15; < New Latin: the genus name, equivalent to Greek a- a-⁶ + -pteryx, adj. use of ptéryx wing

Bones of Apteryx are also found fossil, but apparently of the same species as the living birds.

Island Life |Alfred Russel Wallace
But with the cassowary, the emu, or the apteryx matters are very different.

Birds in Flight |W. P. Pycraft
The apteryx—or kiwi, as this bird is generally called—is a native of New Zealand, and one of the strangest fowl in the world.

Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray
A pollex is wanting, as in the cassowary, emeu and apteryx, while it is impossible to say whether remiges are represented or not.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various

The wing of apteryx, like that of the cassowary, has become extremely reduced.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various

apteryx

/ (ˈæptərɪks) /

another name for kiwi (def. 1)

C19: from New Latin: wingless creature; see apterous