Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl.
{Kivikivies} (?), {Kiwikiwies}. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of Apteryx, esp. {A. australis}; -- so called in
imitation of its notes. Called also {kiwi}. See {Apteryx}.
Source : WordNet®
kiwi
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for
its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
gooseberry}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia
deliciosa}]
2: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New Zealander}]
3: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
[syn: {kiwi fruit}, {Chinese gooseberry}]
4: nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck
and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order
Apterygiformes [syn: {apteryx}]