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Meaning of kiwikiwi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The kiwi, a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. A star fern or creek fern, of species Blechnum fluviatie.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“The kiwikiwi, or Apteryx Australis, placed under the head of Struthionidæ, by Mr. Gould, who has admirably figured the male and female, in his splendid work on Australian birds, is the most curious specimen of ornithology in New Zealand.”
“As there have always been very few kiwi-kiwi, and those few exceedingly hard to find, it follows naturally that the skins are very scarce, and consequently highly prized.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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