Apteryx
Apteryx ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Greek 'a priv. + pte`ryx wing. Compare Aptera.]
(Zoology) A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known.