1. a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis; [syn: Apterygiformes, order Apterygiformes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
order Apterygiformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having
vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis [syn:
Apterygiformes, order Apterygiformes]