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ki·wi

kiwi

 
pronunciation:
ki wi [or] ki wi
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part of speech: noun
inflections: kiwis
definition 1: A kiwi is a small fruit that is brown on the outside and green on the inside. It has many little black seeds inside that you can eat too.
I had a dessert made with slices of kiwi, strawberries, and whipped cream. It was so good!
 
definition 2: A kiwi is a bird with gray and brown feathers, a long beak, and short legs. It has wings, but they are small and weak, so the kiwi cannot fly. The kiwi is not a small bird. It is around the size of a chicken.
The kiwi lives in the forests of a country called New Zealand. New Zealand is an island country in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean.
 
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