weka

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
weka
    n 1: flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
         short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {weka},
         {maori hen}, {wood hen}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Weka \We"ka\, n. (Zool.)
   A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so
   short as to be incapable of flight.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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