Apteryx

See also: apteryx and aptéryx

Translingual

Apteryx australis

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

1. 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

• Aptera
• apteral
• apteran
• apterous
• apterus
• apteryx

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