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wekas

wekas is the plural of weka.

Meaning of weka

Noun

weka (plural wekas)

  1. (New Zealand) Gallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.
    • […] 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:
    Maori hen, woodhen

Questions about wekas

What is wekas the plural of?
Wekas is the plural of weka.

Words near wekas in the dictionary

  1. wejack
  2. wejacks
  3. Wejewa
  4. Wejherowo
  5. weka
  6. wekas
  7. wekau
  8. wekeen
  9. wekeens
  10. weki
  11. wekiu bug

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