weka
/ˈwekə/noun
1- a large flightless New Zealand rail with heavily built legs and feet新西兰秧鸡。
1.1
- Gallirallus australis, family Rallidae.拉丁名Gallirallus australis,秧鸡科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Maori， imitative of its cry.