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weka

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we⋅ka

  [wey-kuh, wee-]
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–noun
any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of the genus Gallirallus.
Origin:
1835–45; < Maori
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we·ka   (wē'kə, wā'-)   
n.  A flightless bird (Gallirallus australis) of New Zealand, having mottled brown plumage and short legs.

[Maori.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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