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Apterygidae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Apterygidae - coextensive with the order Apterygiformesfamily Apterygidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsApterygiformes, order Apterygiformes - a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwisgenus Apteryx - type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis |
Apterygidae
Apterygidae[¦ap·tə¦rij·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) The kiwis, a family of nocturnal ratite birds in the order Apterygiformes. Apterygidae
Apterygidae the kiwis, primitive flightless birds of New Zealand. They are nocturnal and the feathers are modified to appear hair-like.FinancialSeeKiwiApterygidae Related to Apterygidae: kiwi fruit, Kiwi birdSynonyms for Apterygidaenoun coextensive with the order ApterygiformesSynonymsRelated Words- bird family
- Apterygiformes
- order Apterygiformes
- genus Apteryx
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