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weka
CIDE DICTIONARY
weka, n.
A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis ) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
weka, n. any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus.
Etymology
Maori: imit. of its cry
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