kivikivi
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.