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WEKA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does weka mean?
• WEKA (noun)
The noun WEKA has 1 sense:
1. flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
Familiarity information: WEKA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("weka" is a kind of...):
rail (any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud)
Holonyms ("weka" is a member of...):
Gallirallus; genus Gallirallus (rails of New Zealand)
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