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Meanings of wood hen in English

Spanish
gallirallus australis

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

        gallirallus australis
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        Examples for "weka"
        Examples for "weka"
        1
        I really believe the great desire of Brisk's life was to catch a weka.
        Station Amusements in New Zealand
        2
        Carpenter said not everyone was likely to be happy and gave the weka as an example.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Six kiwis, two little blue penguins, a seal pup and 23 weka were among the casualties.
        Radio NZ
        4
        We had some North Island weka enclosures.
        Radio NZ
        5
        I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain.
        Station Life in New Zealand
        1
        Here and there on the beach and on the grass wandered bright-coloured Maori hens.
        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
        2
        The wekas or Maori hens are small, flightless birds, averaging when full grown about two and three-quarter pounds.
        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
        3
        Hamilton and Sandell went along the coast on the 6th and brought home a dozen Maori hens for the pot.
        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
        4
        Though we saw and caught innumerable young ones of all sizes, we were never able to find the nests of these Maori hens.
        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
        Usage of wood hen in English
        1
        The wood hen is a bird rather resembling the pheasant tribe in plumage, but not so handsome.
        A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
        2
        There are wood hens also on the plains; but, though very abundant, they are not much seen.
        A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
        3
        From fat wood hens a good deal of oil can be got, and this oil is very valuable for almost anything where oil is wanted.
        A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
        Translations for wood hen