kivikivi
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Imitative of its notes. From a Polynesian language.
Noun
[edit]kivikivi (plural not attested)
- (dated) Any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.
References
[edit]- “kivikivi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.