单词 | weka rail |
释义 | > as lemmasweka rail The native name for the flightless rails Ocydromus australis and O. brachypterus of New Zealand. Also called weka rail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > gallirallus ausralis (weka) water hen1770 wood-hen1773 weka1845 ocydrome1884 bush-hen1939 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. iv. 95 Two young weka, or wood-hens, about as large as sparrows. 1852 Zoologist 10 3400 The eggs of..the Weka (Ocydromus), obtained in the Middle Island, New Zealand. 1874 Ibis 4 97 Wood or Maori Hen. Weka. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 9/2 The weka rails are also flightless. 1914 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 751/1 The weka..is very common throughout the New Zealand bush. < as lemmas |
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