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weka

[ wey-kuh, wee- ]

noun

  1. any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.


weka

/ ˈweɪkə; ˈwiːkə /

noun

  1. any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wings AlsoMāori henwood hen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

He now had a collection of eggs of all birds which nest on the island, with the exception of the weka and the tern.

I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain.

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.

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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