Hypertext Webster Gateway: "weka"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Weka \We"ka\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so
short as to be incapable of flight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
weka
n : flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {maori
hen}, {wood hen}]
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