Syn: weka, wood hen. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 * * * … Useful english dictionary
Maori hen — /maʊri ˈhɛn/ (say mowree hen) noun NZ → weka …
Hen and Chicken Islands — The islands were named by Captain James Cook, who first sighted them in 1769. It has been suggested that the name was inspired by an old name for the star cluster usually known as the Pleiades (and called Matariki by the Māori).Originally owned… … Wikipedia
Hen and Chickens Islands — der Puka Baum ist ein typischer Teil der Flora der Inseln Die Hen and Chickens Islands ( Henne und Küken Inseln , oft verkürzt zu Hen and Chickens) sind eine Inselgruppe östlich der North Auckland Peninsula vor der Küste der Nordinsel Neuseelands … Deutsch Wikipedia
wood hen — noun flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting • Syn: ↑weka, ↑maori hen • Hypernyms: ↑rail • Member Holonyms: ↑Gallirallus, ↑genus Gallirallus * * * … Useful english dictionary
Pā (Māori) — Terraces on Mt Eden, Auckland, marking the sites of the defensive palisades and ditches of this former pā. The word pā (IPA paː) can refer to any Māori village or settlement, but in traditional use it referred to hillforts fortified with… … Wikipedia
Gallirallus Australis — Weka Weka … Wikipédia en Français
Râle weka — Râle wéka Râle wéka … Wikipédia en Français
Râle wéka — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Weka. Râle wéka … Wikipédia en Français
weka — /ˈwɛkə / (say wekuh) noun any of several large, flightless New Zealand rails of genus Gallirallus; Maori hen; woodhen. {Maori} …
