kivikivi
English
editEtymology
editImitative of its notes. From a Polynesian language.
Noun
editkivikivi (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.