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wekau

wekau noun: an extinct small New Zealand owl with short wings and long legs that lived chiefly on the ground (†Sceloglaux albifacies).

Noun

wekau

  1. An extinct small New Zealand owl with short wings and long legs that lived chiefly on the ground (†Sceloglaux albifacies).

Origin of wekau

Borrowed from Māori whēkau.

Questions about wekau

What does wekau mean?
Wekau means an extinct small New Zealand owl with short wings and long legs that lived chiefly on the ground (†Sceloglaux albifacies).
What part of speech is wekau?
Wekau is a noun.

Words near wekau in the dictionary

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

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