(n) nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes, Syn. apteryx
{ } n.; pl.Kivikivies (&unr_;), Kiwikiwies (Zool.) Any species of Apteryx, esp. Apteryx australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called kiwi. See Apteryx. [ 1913 Webster ]