Weka definition

wēkə, wā-
A flightless rail (Gallirallus australis) of New Zealand, having mottled brown plumage and short legs.
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Any of a genus (Gallirallus) of large flightless rails of New Zealand.
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The woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.
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Noun

Singular:
weka
Plural:
wekas

Origin of weka

  • Maori

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Weka Sentence Examples

  • Until recent years the forest birds did much to atone for this deficiency, for among them the tui and makomako rank high as songsters, while the apteryxes, kakapo, weka and stitch-bird are of peculiar interest to science.

  • Outside the forest country the weka, an almost wingless bird, is numerous, and in the Alps a hawk-like green parrot, the kea, has learned to kill sheep and holds its ground.

  • Malcolm pointed to some rotten stumps with holes in, " a good example of Weka work " he muttered.

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