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Is the kiwi bird named after the fruit or is the fruit named after the bird?
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The bird known as the kiwi was known long before the fruit which is now called the kiwifruit. The kiwifruit originated in China, along with other species in India, and Europeans originally called it the Chinese Gooseberry. It was renamed "kiwifruit" after being introduced to New Zealand because it was thought to resemble the small, round bird with hairy feathers.
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Which fruit named is after a flightless bird?
Kiwi fruit.
What fruit is named after a flightless bird?
a kiwi!
What is the name of the fruit which is named after a flightless bird?
kiwi
What got its name first kiwifruit or kiwi animal?
The bird was first called the kiwi. The fruit was named kiwi because of its resemblance to the kiwi bird.
Which small fruit is named after a flightless newzealand bird?
Kiwifruit popularly known by the name kiwi derives its name from theflightless newzealand bird kiwi.
Why is kiwi a bird and a name of a fruit?
The bird known as the kiwi is native to New Zealand. Kiwifruit originated in China, under a different name. The fruit was named after the bird because it is round and fuzzy, and was thought to resemble the bird - albeit somewhat vaguely.
Is kiwi considered a citrus fruit?
A kiwi is a bird, not a fruit.The kiwi fruit, however, is a vine fruit.
What is a bird and a fruit?
A Kiwi.
What bird has the same name as a fruit?
Kiwi
What plant is a kiwi?
A kiwi is a bird. A kiwi fruit grows on a vine.
A fruit or a bird from Newzealand started with the letter K?
Kiwi, as in kiwifruit or kiwi bird.
Who called the kiwi kiwi?
Kiwi, the flightless bird, was named by Maori.
