apterigiforme.
(De a-2, el gr. pt????, -????, ala, y -forme).
1. adj. Zool. Said bird about the size of a chicken, with stunted wings, feathers like hair and long, curved beak into the ground. They live in New Zealand. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Zool. Order of these birds.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
