Kiwi

2 definitions found

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

  Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl.
     {Kivikivies} (?), {Kiwikiwies}. (Zool.)
     Any species of {Apteryx}, esp. {Apteryx australis}; -- so
     called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called
     {kiwi}. See {Apteryx}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kiwi
       n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for
            its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
            gooseberry}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia
            deliciosa}]
       2: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New Zealander}]
       3: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
          [syn: {kiwi fruit}, {Chinese gooseberry}]
       4: nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck
          and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order
          Apterygiformes [syn: {apteryx}]