Weka

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Weka \We"ka\, n. (Zool.)
     A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so
     short as to be incapable of flight.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  weka
       n : flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
           short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {maori
           hen}, {wood hen}]