kivikivi

English

Etymology

Imitative of its notes. From a Polynesian language.

Noun

kivikivi (plural not attested)

1. (dated) Any species of Apteryx, especially Apteryx australis.

References

• “kivikivi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.