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Definition: Apteryx |
ApteryxNoun1. Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Apteryx \Ap"te*ryx\, noun. [from Greek expression 'a priv. pte`ryx wing. Compare to Aptera.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: ApteryxSynonym: kiwi (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Apteryx |
| English words defined with "apteryx": Apteryges ♦ genus Apteryx ♦ Kiwikiwi ♦ Wingless bird. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "apteryx": Apteryges ♦ Palapteryx. (references) |
Expressions using "apteryx": Apteryx australis ♦ genus Apteryx. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
apteryx | 14 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "apteryx"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Spanish | ápterix. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | ківі (kiwi). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "apteryx": apteryxes. (additional references) | |
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"Apteryx" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apter, apterix. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "apteryx" (pronounced 'Ap"te*ryx'): Archaeopteryx, Bostryx, Leucoryx, Odontopteryx, Oryx, Palapteryx. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-p-r-t-x-y" | |
-1 letter: pretax. | |
-2 letters: apery, apter, expat, extra, party, pater, payer, peart, peaty, prate, prexy, repay, retax, taper, taxer, teary. | |
-3 letters: aery, aper, apex, arty, eyra, pare, part, pate, paty, pear, peat, pert, prat, pray, prex, prey, pyre, rape, rapt, rate, reap, tape, tare, tarp, tear, tepa, trap, tray, trey, tyer, type, tyre, yare, year. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-p-r-t-x-y" | |
+1 letter: taxpayer. | |
+2 letters: apteryxes, expiatory, taxpayers. | |
+3 letters: expiratory. | |
+4 letters: exculpatory, exemplarity, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expurgatory, extemporary, proximately. | |
+5 letters: extemporally. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 74 65 72 79 78 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. - . .-. -.--. -..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01110100 01100101 01110010 01111001 01111000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p t e r y x |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0074 0065 0072 0079 0078 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35828671849190 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ucranio, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | inglés, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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