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kiwi - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun Apteryx native to New Zealand, having vestigial wings and a long slender bill.noun Informal A New Zealander.noun
from The Century Dictionary.
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noun bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand .noun Kiwi ).noun noun kiwi fruit - not used in New Zealand where the full name is used.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun noun noun noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Maori, imitative of the call of male kiwis. Sense 3, short for kiwifruit.]
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From Maori kiwi .
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Examples
The meat was much like white watermelon while the seeds were exactly like the ones in kiwi fruit.
April 14th, 2007 ceciliatan 2007
The latest quake is another blow for New Zealand's economy and sent the currency, known as the kiwi , sharply lower.
Massive Quake Hits New Zealand Rebecca Howard 2011
Dependent on agricultural exports, the country's currency, known as the kiwi , is hostage to global economic sentiment, which at the moment points to slowing demand.
Key Holds Lead as New Zealand Vote Nears Rebecca Howard 2011
The latest quake is a blow for New Zealand's economy, and it sent the New Zealand dollar, known as the kiwi , sharply lower.
New Zealand Starts Christchurch Curfew Lucy Craymer 2011
The New Zealand dollar, also known as the kiwi , is hovering near its yearlong high against the U.S. dollar, making the cost of agricultural exports to key markets such as China more expensive.
New Zealand Kiwi Industry Threatened By Disease Lucy Craymer 2010
In other words, a kiwi is a dwarfed version of a giant flightless bird.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
In other words, a kiwi is a dwarfed version of a giant flightless bird.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
Their remains are found in abundance, but the kiwi is the last species now living.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson
New Zealand's dollar, known as the kiwi , was close to a five- week high before data next week that may show U.S. manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in seven months.
BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011
The latest quake is a blow for New Zealand's economy, and it sent the New Zealand dollar, known as the kiwi , sharply lower.
WSJ.com: What's News US 2011
brookdale_chick commented on the word kiwi
Kiwi's are NZERSSS!!!!!!
July 28, 2008
maxqnz commented on the word kiwi
In NZ English, Kiwi for a NZer would be capitalised but kiwi for the bird would not be. Also, the plural of Kiwi (NZer) would be Kiwis, but the plural of kiwi (apteryx) is often kiwi, preserbing the M?ori usage.
June 20, 2009