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Weka [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.

Weka Encyclopedia Britannica

WEKA, or Weeka. See Ocydrome.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 24, p. 491
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Wekau [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A small New Zealand owl (Sceloglaux albifacies). It has short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.