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# kiwi

noun (a kiwi, kiwis); Kiwi (informal, a New Zealander)

«kiwi» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A kiwi is a small brown bird from New Zealand that cannot fly; it has a long beak with nostrils at the tip and hunts at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#m1)
2. A kiwi, or kiwi fruit, is an oval fruit with brown hairy skin and bright green flesh with tiny black seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#m2)
3. A Kiwi (with a capital K, informal) is a person from New Zealand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, the kiwi bird is a flightless bird like the emu and ostrich; it is nocturnal, smells its food (worms and insects) and lays a very large egg for its size; it is endangered and protected. In everyday life kiwi fruit is a healthy snack rich in vitamin C. New Zealanders proudly call themselves Kiwis; the bird is the national symbol. Phrases: «kiwi fruit», «a Kiwi».

### Examples

- The kiwi is a bird that cannot fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x1)
- Kiwis come out at night to look for worms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x2)
- I had a kiwi fruit in my lunchbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x3)
- Cut the kiwi in half and scoop it out with a spoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x4)
- My cousin is a Kiwi; she lives in Auckland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x5)
- The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x6)
- Kiwi birds lay huge eggs for their size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x7)
- Dogs and stoats are dangerous for kiwis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/#x8)

### Note

Plural kiwis. «Kiwi» meaning a person from New Zealand is written with a capital K and is friendly, not rude. The fruit used to be called «Chinese gooseberry»; it was renamed after the bird.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kiwi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiwi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kiwi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kiwi.html) on Mova free.