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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting;
[syn: weka, maori hen, wood hen]


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]
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]