any of a genus (Gallirallus) of large flightless rails of New Zealand
Origin of weka
Maori from Proto-Polynesian an unverified form weka, a bird speciesweka
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weka
noun
A flightless rail (Gallirallus australis) of New Zealand, having mottled brown plumage and short legs.
Origin of weka
MaoriTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural wekas)
- The woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.
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