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KIWI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
Synonyms:
apteryx; kiwi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kiwi" is a kind of...):
flightless bird; ratite; ratite bird (flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)
Holonyms ("kiwi" is a member of...):
genus Apteryx (type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
Synonyms:
Chinese gooseberry; kiwi; kiwi fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("kiwi" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("kiwi" is a part of...):
Actinidia chinensis; Actinidia deliciosa; Chinese gooseberry; kiwi; kiwi vine (climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of New Zealand
Synonyms:
Kiwi; New Zealander
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Kiwi" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Holonyms ("Kiwi" is a member of...):
New Zealand (an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
Synonyms:
Actinidia chinensis; Actinidia deliciosa; Chinese gooseberry; kiwi; kiwi vine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kiwi" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "kiwi"):
Chinese gooseberry; kiwi; kiwi fruit (fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh)
Holonyms ("kiwi" is a member of...):
Actinidia; genus Actinidia (small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit)
