Weka

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Lord Howe woodhen or woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand. New-Zealand

    "[…] riroriros would be twittering overhead, with a shy weka peeping round a tree trunk. Wekas were very common then; they were our weather forecasters. Before rain their calls were always louder and repeated more frequently."

  2. 2
    flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting wordnet

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maori henwood hen

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"[…] riroriros would be twittering overhead, with a shy weka peeping round a tree trunk. Wekas were very common then; they were our weather forecasters. Before rain their calls were always louder and repeated more frequently."

Etymology

From Māori weka.

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