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Definition of "weka" [we•ka]

  • A flightless bird (Gallirallus australis) of New Zealand, having mottled brown plumage and short legs. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "weka" in a sentence
  • "An albino specimen of the New Zealand endemic flightless bird, the weka, may be more vulnerable to predators."
  • "Other birds with no close relatives beyond New Zealand found in the area include: blue duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis and western weka Gallirallus australis."
  • "C.a. iredalei was endemic to Stewart Island, but died out when weka (Gallirallus australis) and rats (Rattus rattus) were introduced."
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