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Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
Answer for the clue "Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting ", 4 letters:
weka
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Word definitions for weka in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Weka \We"ka\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A New Zealand rail ( Ocydromus australis ) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.
Wikipedia
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The weka is a species of New Zealand bird. Weka may also refer to: Weka (machine learning) , a suite of machine learning software written at the University of Waikato Weka, an unofficial unit prefix
Wiktionary
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n. The woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: maori hen , wood hen ]
Usage examples of weka.
The guard it had come to relieve was dead, and in its place, sitting cloaked and hooded not ten feet from her cell door, was Weka Dart.
Clearly determined to take them through as swiftly as possible, Weka Dart did not stop or even slow.
With Weka Dart leading, they slipped into their midst, ducking more than once to get through, wending their way into the center of the grove.
Forbidding, maybe there is still a chance for Weka Dart to come with us.
She liked the way he wanted to help Weka Dart, even without knowing anything about him.
They had not seen Weka Dart since he had departed, but she felt certain he was close, watching their progress, ready to save them once more should the need arise.
But Weka Dart was already sifting his expectations in his mind, rethinking his life and his plans for the future, accepting better than she, perhaps, the realities.
Pen, and after eating the remainder of the roots Weka Dart had provided for their evening meal, they set off.
But Weka Dart, still not looking at her, still frowning, shook his head.
They saw huge birds flying overhead, ones that were neither Rocs nor Shrikes, and Weka Dart told her they were Harpies.
The air was damp and chilly, a discomforting presence that made Grianne grateful for the clothes and boots that Weka Dart had brought her.
It chattered at her with high-pitched sounds that reminded her vaguely of Weka Dart.
Creatures that reminded her of Weka Dart in the way they carried themselves scurried about on the tops of the walls and along the ramp itself, the metal of their weapons and armor glinting dully.