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

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Apteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apteryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Apteryx on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Apteryx at the Catalogue of Life
Apterygidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Apteryx at Encyclopedia of Life
Apteryx at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Apteryx at Fossilworks

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