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Meaning of "apteryx" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APTERYX

From New Latin: wingless creature.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF APTERYX

ˈæptərɪks


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APTERYX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apteryx is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APTERYX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kiwi

Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites, and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world. DNA sequence comparisons have yielded the surprising conclusion that kiwi are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa they shared New Zealand with. There are five recognised species, two of which are currently vulnerable, one of which is endangered, and one of which is critically endangered. All species have been negatively affected by historic deforestation but currently the remaining large areas of their forest habitat are well protected in reserves and national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their survival is predation by invasive mammalian predators. The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand, and the association is so strong that the term Kiwi is used in some parts of the world as the colloquial demonym for New Zealanders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APTERYX

archaeopteryx · Asterix · Beatrix · biometrics · BRICs · dominatrix · econometrics · electrics · geriatrics · Hendrix · lyrics · matrix · mediatrix · metrics · obstetrics · oryx · paediatrics · pediatrics · varix · Vercingetorix

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APTERYX

apse · apsidal · apsides · apsidiole · apsis · apso · apt · apt. · apteral · apterism · apterium · apterous · apterygial · aptitude · aptitude test · aptitudinally · aptly · aptness · aptote · aptotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE APTERYX

bombyx · bostryx · calyx · Ceyx · chalcedonyx · coccyx · epicalyx · nectocalyx · Nyx · onyx · pompholyx · pyx · sardonyx · Styx

Synonyms and antonyms of apteryx in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apteryx» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APTERYX

Find out the translation of apteryx to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of apteryx from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apteryx» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

apteryx
1,325 millions of speakers
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apteryx
570 millions of speakers
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apteryx
510 millions of speakers
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apteryx
380 millions of speakers
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apteryx
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

Apteryx
278 millions of speakers
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apteryx
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

কিউই
260 millions of speakers
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apteryx
220 millions of speakers
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Apteryx
190 millions of speakers
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apteryx
180 millions of speakers
ja

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キウィ
130 millions of speakers
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키위
85 millions of speakers
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Apteryx
85 millions of speakers
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apteryx
80 millions of speakers
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apteryx
75 millions of speakers
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ऍप्टिनेक्स
75 millions of speakers
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apteryx
70 millions of speakers
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apteryx
65 millions of speakers
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Apteryx
50 millions of speakers
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Apteryx
40 millions of speakers
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apteryx
30 millions of speakers
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apteryx
15 millions of speakers
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apteryx
14 millions of speakers
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Apteryx
10 millions of speakers
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apteryx
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apteryx

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APTERYX»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apteryx

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APTERYX»

Discover the use of apteryx in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apteryx and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report of the Annual Meeting
Report on the Present Slate of our Knowledge of the Birds of the Genus Apteryx living in New Zealand. By Philip Lutley Sclater and Ferdinand von Hoohstetter. There appears to be sufficient evidence of the present existence of at least four ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1862
2
Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy
Clark WC, McKenzie JC: North Island kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli): a new host for Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) in New Zealand, J Parasitol 68(l):175 -176, 1982. Clemance M: Hysterotomy of a North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx ...
Murray E. Fowler, R. Eric Miller, 2007
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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the ...
Rejiort on the Present State of our Knowledge of the Birds of the Genus Apteryx living in New Zealand. By Philip Lutley Sclater and Ferdinand von Hochstetter. There appears to be sufficient evidence of the present existence of at least four ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1862
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Transactions of the Zoological Society of London
Notwithstanding this curious anticipation in the Rhea of the Hornbill's pelvis, the ilium of the former bird is not better developed behind (this postfemoral part is an ornithic stronghold) than in the Apteryx. The ischium and pubis of the Tinamou ...
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Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy
Clark WC, McKenzie JC: North Island kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli): a new host for Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) in New Zealand, J Parasitol 68(l):175 -176, 1982. Clemance M: Hysterotomy of a North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx ...
Murray E. Fowler, R. Eric Miller, 2008
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The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand
Aphanapteryx hawkinsi: taxonomy of, 386 Aphanapteryx leguati: wing length of, 387 Aptenodytes ridgeni, 7 Apterornis: Aptornis versus, 56-57 Aptcrygidae, 216- 222 Apterygiformes: extinctions among, 566; in ratite phylogenies, 135 Apteryx, ...
T. H. Worthy, Richard N. Holdaway, 2002
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Proceedings
In the Apteryx we should reckon 1 6 cervical vertebra if we included that which supports the short rudimental but moveable pair of ribs. Of the 22 true grallatorial birds cited in Cuvier's Table of the Number of Vertebrae, only 9 have more than 14 ...
Zoological Society of London, 1838
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
In the Apteryx we should reckon 1 6 cervical vertebra if we included that which supports the short rudimental but moveable pair of ribs. Of the 22 true grallatorial birds cited in Cuvier's Table of the Number of Vertebra;, only 9 have more than 14  ...
Zoological Society (London), 1838
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New Zealand Māori Word Encyclopedia
iwhaki Apteryx; young of kiwi pio / rire / rirerire Apteryx of various species, wingless birds kiwi / ngutu roa (namefbr Apteryx australis, South Island kiwi rowi Apteryx australis australis, South Island kiwi tokoweka / tokoeka Apteryx haasti, large ...
Sally-Anne Lambert, 2007
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New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural ...
them living; of course, disappearing rapidly even there, as man advances to subdue the land.1 There appears to be evidence of the present existence of three or four species of the genus Apteryx in New Zealand. 2 The above mentioned ...
Ferdinand von Hochstetter, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APTERYX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apteryx is used in the context of the following news items.
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Inside Money: Apteryx the administrator, or robot in disguise
Apteryx is the clever person's name for kiwi - the "only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes", according to the internet. And, in ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Meridian, MRP gain; Diligent, F&P …
Separately, the firm agreed to acquire investment platform Apteryx. Heartland New Zealand rose 1.7 percent to $1.20. The bank formed through ... «sharechat, Jun 15»
3
NZX sells Link Market Services, buys Apteryx
As at March 31, 2015, Apteryx had annual revenues of about $1.2 million and more than $1 billion of funds administered on the platform. «The National Business Review, Jun 15»
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Meridian, MRP gain
Separately, the firm agreed to acquire investment platform Apteryx. Heartland New Zealand rose 1.7 percent to $1.20. The bank formed through ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
5
Great discovery of native birds
He could hardly believe his senses on coming into contact with a rookery of the great kiwi (Apteryx haastii) - not a few stray families, but ... «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Ruth Feldman, 80, Dies; Quiz Kid Told What It Was Like in a Book
One, Gerard Darrow, the ornithological prodigy who knew at once that an apteryx is a flightless bird of New Zealand, had met a forlorn end: ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Conservationists turn tiny New Zealand island into bold wildlife …
Then in October they brought over the first North Island brown kiwi chicks (Apteryx mantelli). In February the first reptiles arrived: 50 moko ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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More bang for the conservation buck
... in private funding given to protect 10 iconic bird species in New Zealand, including the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli; pictured). «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Victoria Beer Week: new brew champions women who love beer
Moon Under Water Brewpub (Victoria) Hip As Funk. • Phillips Brewing (Victoria). Apteryx IPA. • Steamworks Brewing (Burnaby) White Angel IPA. «Times Colonist, Mar 15»
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MouthWatch® Releases Improved Button Capture Software for …
... Patterson, Kodak, Schick, Dentrix, Apteryx, Vixwin, Curve Dental and more. Each MouthWatch Intraoral Camera plus each purchase includes ... «PR Web, Jan 15»
REFERENCE
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