weka

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weka - 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]

weka - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]