apteryx

apteryx is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

   Synonyms: kiwi

Synonyms

kiwi

Common word forms

apteryxes

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