The Clue
Apteryx (4 letter answer)
The Answer
KIWI
Tags
Notes
The answer KIWI is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Definition
KIWI as a noun:
1. (Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa) = climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
2. (New Zealander, Kiwi) = a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
3. (kiwi, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry) = fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
4. (kiwi, apteryx) = nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes