: a flightless New Zealand rail (Gallirallus australis)
Examples of weka in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKilling a weka can led to a penalty of up to 100,000 New Zealand dollars, or $59,000.—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 This long isolation and the absence of mammalian predators means many native species are defenseless against attack – including flightless birds like the weka.—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 July 2024
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