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apteryx

[ap-tuh-riks]

ap·ter·yx

[ap-tuh-riks]
noun
kiwi (def. 1).

Origin:
1805–15; < Neo-Latin: the genus name, equivalent to Greek a- a-6 + -pteryx, adj. use of ptéryx wing
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Apteryx is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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apteryx (ˈæptərɪks)
 
n
another name for kiwi
 
[C19: from New Latin: wingless creature; see apterous]

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