Meanings
plural wekas
- New ZealandGallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.
Thin darned socks, and old old clothes. The greatcoat. A superb weka feather cloak.
1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 3741 more example
[…] riroriros would be twittering overhead, with a shy weka peeping round a tree trunk. Wekas were very common then; they were our weather forecasters. Before rain their calls were always louder and repeated more frequently.
1964, Forest and Bird (issues 151-170, page 15)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.
More synonyms by meaning
nounflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
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