Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiwikiwi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ki-wiki-wi
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kiwi, a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A star fern or creek fern, of species Blechnum fluviatie.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kiwikiwi.

Word Breakdown

Root: kiwikiwi

Usage

Inflected Forms

kiwikiwis (plural) kawakawa (alternative) kiwakiwa (alternative)

Questions

What does kiwikiwi mean?: The kiwi, a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
Where does kiwikiwi come from?: Borrowed from Māori kiwikiwi.

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