kiwi
猕猴桃,奇异果,麒麟,淇淇
Definitions
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plural ki·wis.
- : any of several flightless, ratite birds of the genus Apteryx, of New Zealand, allied to the extinct moas.
- : Also called Chinese gooseberry. the egg-sized, edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish skin and slightly tart green flesh.
- : Slang. a member of an air service, as in World War I, who is confined to ground duty.a former pilot or member of a flight crew.
- : Informal. a New Zealander.
Examples
You’ll see strawberry kiwi, you see strawberry goji berry, strawberry acai berry, because, “Well, I like strawberry, so I’m willing to try whatever the other new thing is, as long as it’s still with strawberries.”
On Monday, the Kiwi singer announced a new collaboration with MAC Cosmetics.
When Dmitri visited, he would act as a megaphone, relaying to his mother what her ears could not catch of my Kiwi accent.
First Kiwi, the 17-year-old son, departs to land a job working in the World of Darkness theme park.
The radical element here is kiwi-, a verb stem indicating the general notion of “indefinite movement round about, here and there.”
I can't think it's on account of their looks; for there's the kiwi, the hornbill, and sakes alive—the puffins!
Another of the long-nosed earth workers, as curious in his make-up as the flamingoes, is the kiwi of New Zealand.
Katipo killed a kiwi in the course of our morning's hunt, and this bird is now being skinned, cut up, and roasted on sticks.
Allied to these are the four species of Kiwi or apteryx, still existing there.