kiwi

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkiːwiː, -wi/

noun (plural kiwis)

  • 1a flightless New Zealand bird with hair-like feathers, having a long downcurved bill with sensitive nostrils at the tip.
    • Family Apterygidae and genus Apteryx: three species
  • 2 (Kiwi) informal a New Zealander.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Maori