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kiwi Definition In English

0 an oval fruit with brown skin covered in hairs and bright green flesh:
- Fruit stands keep a steady stock of imported bananas, strawberries and kiwis.
- The skin of the kiwi is edible but I do not recommend it.
1 a New Zealand bird, with a long beak and feathers like hairs, that cannot fly and that is the national symbol of New Zealand:
- In the wild, only one in 20 kiwi chicks survives its first year.
- The kiwi can detect other birds and animals on its territory and will readily attack them with its claws.
2 a person from New Zealand:
- It is most likely that the Kiwis adopted this expression from their British friends.
- I married a Kiwi and have very fond memories of when I lived in New Zealand.
3 from or relating to New Zealand:
- Seen from a Kiwi viewpoint the English World Cup celebrations seemed rather excessive.
- The kiwi boys were used to this sort of weather.

If the kiwis live in an area lacking predators, they will come out in the day.
At most, four to five kiwis live in a square kilometer.
Previously, humans hunted these kiwis for feathers and food.
Emus, cassowaries, and kiwis show some dimorphism, predominantly in size.
Kiwis have disproportionately large eggs, up to 20% of the female's body weight.
Jishou produces fruits, especially kiwis and oranges, vegetables, livestock and poultry, and tobacco.
The fruit of this species is thin and the flesh is very juicy and edible, reminiscent of kiwis in flavor.
The ratites are large flightless birds, and include ostriches, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis and emus.