Apteryx
See also: apteryx and aptéryx
Translingual
Apteryx australis
Etymology
From a- (“without”) + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”).
Proper noun
Apteryx f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apterygidae – the kiwis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Paleognathae - parvclass; Apterygiformes - order; Apterygidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Apteryx australis (common kiwi, southern brown kiwi or tokoeka) - type species
- Apteryx haastii (great spotted kiwi or roroa), Apteryx mantelli (North Island brown kiwi), Apteryx owenii (little spotted kiwi), Apteryx rowi (Okarito kiwi or rowi) - other species
References
Apteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Apteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Apteryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Apteryx at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Apteryx at the Catalogue of Life
- Apteryx at Encyclopedia of Life
- Apteryx at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Apteryx at Paleology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN