Apterygiformes

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apterygiformes \Apterygiformes\ n.
     1. 1 a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having
        vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.
  
     Syn: order Apterygiformes
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Apterygiformes
       n : a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having
           vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
           [syn: {order Apterygiformes}]