kiwi

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

kiwi
    n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand
         for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
         gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis},
         {Actinidia deliciosa}]
    2: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New Zealander},
       {Kiwi}]
    3: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
       [syn: {kiwi}, {kiwi fruit}, {Chinese gooseberry}]
    4: nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck
       and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order
       Apterygiformes [syn: {kiwi}, {apteryx}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl.
   {Kivikivies} (?), {Kiwikiwies}. (Zool.)
   Any species of {Apteryx}, esp. {Apteryx australis}; -- so
   called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called
   {kiwi}. See {Apteryx}.
   [1913 Webster]