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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

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noun

Etymology: Middle English wodehen, from wode wood + hen

1. : woodcock 1a(2)

2. : weka

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wood hen,

= weka. (Cf. ↑weka)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.