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ki·wi

(kē′wē)

n. pl. ki·wis

1. Any of several flightless birds of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand, having vestigial wings and a long slender bill. Also called apteryx.

2. Informal A New Zealander.

3. A kiwifruit.

[Maori, imitative of the call of male kiwis. Sense 3, short for kiwifruit.]

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kiwi

(ˈkiːwiː)

n, pl kiwis

1. (Animals) any nocturnal flightless New Zealand bird of the genus Apteryx, having a long beak, stout legs, and weakly barbed feathers: order Apterygiformes. See ratite

2. (Plants) short for kiwi fruit

3. informal a New Zealander

[C19: from Māori, of imitative origin]

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ki•wi

(ˈki wi)

n., pl. -wis.

1. any of several flightless, nocturnal, ratite birds comprising the order Apterygiformes, of New Zealand.

2. Also called ki′wi•fruit` (-ˌfrut) the egg-sized edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish skin and green flesh.

3. Informal. a New Zealander.

[1825–35; < Maori]

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Noun	1.	kiwi - climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi - fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh Actinidia, genus Actinidia - small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	2.	Kiwi - a native or inhabitant of New Zealand New Zealander New Zealand - an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
	3.	kiwi - fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine - climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
	4.	kiwi - nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes apteryx flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds genus Apteryx - type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis

Translations

كِيويكيوي: طائِر نيوزيلندي بدون أجْنِحَه

kiwi

kivi

kiwi

apterigedo

kiivi

kivi

kívífugl, snípustrútur

kiwi neozelandese

キーウィ

키위

kivis

kivi

kiwi

kiwiquivi

киви

kivi

kivikiwi

ผลกีวี

kivi

quả kiwi

几维鸟新西兰几维鸟

kiwi

[ˈkiːwiː]

A. N

1. (Orn) → kiwi m

2. (= New Zealander) → neozelandés/esa m/f

B. CPD kiwi fruit N → kiwi m

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kiwi

[ˈkiːwiː] n (also kiwi fruit) → kiwi m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

kiwi

→ Kiwi m

(also kiwi fruit) → Kiwi(frucht) f

(inf: = New Zealander) → Neuseeländer(in) m(f), → Kiwi m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

kiwi

[ˈkiːwiː] n → kiwi m inv (fam) (New Zealander) → neozelandese m/f

kiwi

(ˈkiːwiː) noun

a type of bird which is unable to fly, found in New Zealand.

kiwi

→ كِيوي kivi kiwi Kiwi κίβι kiwi kiivi kiwi kivi kiwi キーウィ 키위 kiwi kiwi kiwi kiwi киви kiwi ผลกีวี kivi quả kiwi 新西兰几维鸟

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