Apterygiformes
plural noun
Ap·ter·yg·i·for·mes
ˌaptəˌrijəˈfȯrˌmēz
: an order of flightless ground birds (superorder Palaeognathae) having vestigial wings, long bills, and small eyes and being coextensive with a family (Apterygidae) that includes the New Zealand kiwis and extinct related birds of Australia and New Zealand see apteryx
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Apteryg-, Apteryx + -iformes