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weka
[ wey-kuh, wee- ]
noun
- any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.
weka
/ ˈweɪkə; ˈwiːkə /
noun
- any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wings AlsoMāori henwood hen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weka1
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1835–45
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weka1
C19: from Māori, of imitative origin
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Example Sentences
Soon there will be a rustle, then a rush, and another furious weka will attack the decoy.
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He now had a collection of eggs of all birds which nest on the island, with the exception of the weka and the tern.
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I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain.
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Brisk, too, blundered after them, but I had no fear of his destroying the charm of the day by taking even a weka's life.
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During the day these blankets were always hung outside on a tree, out of the reach of the most investigating weka.
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