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maori hen

noun

flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting

• Syn: ↑weka, ↑wood hen

• Hypernyms: ↑rail

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gallirallus, ↑genus Gallirallus

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized M

: weka

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Maori hen noun

The weka

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Main Entry: ↑Maori

Useful english dictionary. 2012.