kiwis

4 definitions • 8 examples

an oval fruit with brown skin covered in hairs and bright green flesh:

The skin of the kiwi is edible but I do not recommend it.

Fruit stands keep a steady stock of imported bananas, strawberries and kiwis.

a New Zealand bird, with a long beak and feathers like hairs, that cannot fly and that is the national symbol of New Zealand:

The kiwi can detect other birds and animals on its territory and will readily attack them with its claws.

In the wild, only one in 20 kiwi chicks survives its first year.

a person from New Zealand:

I married a Kiwi and have very fond memories of when I lived in New Zealand.

It is most likely that the Kiwis adopted this expression from their British friends.

from or relating to New Zealand:

The kiwi boys were used to this sort of weather.

Seen from a Kiwi viewpoint the English World Cup celebrations seemed rather excessive.