HyperDic: wood_hen

English > 1 sense of the expression wood hen:
NOUNanimalwood hen, weka, maori henflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
English > wood hen: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
Synonymsweka, maori hen
Member ofGallirallus, genus Gallirallusrails of New Zealand
BroaderrailAny of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Spanishgallirallus australis, weka
Catalanweka

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