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Meaning of 'apteryx' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Apteryx [ n.]
- 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.

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apt aptable aptate aptera apteral apteran apteria apterous apteryges aptitude

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