In a cricket match the term members of new Zealand are called Kiwis. Kiwi is a bird. Why are the players of that particular country called Kiwis ?
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they are called kiwis as there national bird is a Kiwi . The same way as the Australians are called kangaroos
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The name derives from the kiwi, a native flightless bird, which is a national symbol of New Zealand. Until the First World War, the kiwi represented the country and not the people; however, by 1917, New Zealanders were also being called "Kiwis", supplanting other nicknames.
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