weka
any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.
Origin of weka
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How to use weka in a sentence
Soon there will be a rustle, then a rush, and another furious weka will attack the decoy.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonHe now had a collection of eggs of all birds which nest on the island, with the exception of the weka and the tern.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonI looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain.
Station Life in New Zealand | Lady BarkerBrisk, too, blundered after them, but I had no fear of his destroying the charm of the day by taking even a weka's life.
Station Amusements | Lady BarkerDuring the day these blankets were always hung outside on a tree, out of the reach of the most investigating weka.
Station Amusements | Lady Barker
British Dictionary definitions for weka
/ (ˈweɪkə, ˈwiːkə) /
any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wings: Also: Māori hen, wood hen
Origin of weka
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