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ALL meanings of kiwi

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  • noun plural kiwi any of several flightless, ratite birds of the genus Apteryx, of New Zealand, allied to the extinct moas. 1
  • noun plural kiwi Also called Chinese gooseberry. the egg-sized, edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish skin and slightly tart green flesh. 1
  • noun plural kiwi Slang. a member of an air service, as in World War I, who is confined to ground duty. a former pilot or member of a flight crew. 1
  • noun plural kiwi Informal. a New Zealander. 1
  • noun kiwi New Zealand bird 1
  • noun kiwi fruit with fuzzy skin 1
  • noun kiwi A flightless New Zealand bird with hairlike feathers, having a long down -curved bill with sensitive nostrils at the tip. 1
  • countable noun kiwi A kiwi is the same as a kiwi fruit. 0
  • countable noun kiwi A kiwi is a type of bird that lives in New Zealand. Kiwis cannot fly. 0
  • countable noun kiwi People who come from New Zealand are sometimes referred to as Kiwis. This use could cause offence. 0
  • noun kiwi any nocturnal flightless New Zealand bird of the genus Apteryx, having a long beak, stout legs, and weakly barbed feathers: order Apterygiformes 0
  • noun kiwi a New Zealander 0
  • noun kiwi any of an order (Apterygiformes) of tailless New Zealand birds, with undeveloped wings, hairlike feathers, and a long, slender bill: it feeds chiefly on insects and worms 0
  • noun kiwi the brown, hairy, egg-sized fruit, with a sweet, edible, green pulp, of a vine (Actinidia chinensis) of a family (Actinidiaceae, order Theales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees, shrubs, and vines 0
  • noun kiwi A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. 0
  • noun kiwi Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand). 0
  • noun kiwi A New Zealand dollar. 0
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