weka(rail)

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• Weka — We ka, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Weka — Taxobox name = Weka status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallirallus species = G. australis binomial = Gallirallus… …   Wikipedia

• Weka Pass Railway — The Weka Pass Railway is a New Zealand heritage railway based in Waipara, North Canterbury. It is operated on a 12 km length of the former Waiau Branch railway between Waipara and Waikari. The railway is operated by an incorporated society whose… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in New Zealand — Infobox rail railroad name = Rail transport in New Zealand logo filename = logo size = system map caption = The current New Zealand railway network. marks = locale = NZL start year = 1863 end year = predecessor line = successor line = gauge =… …   Wikipedia

• weka — noun Etymology: Maori Date: 1845 a flightless New Zealand rail (Gallirallus australis) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• weka — [ wɛkə] noun a large flightless New Zealand rail. [Gallirallus australis.] Origin C19: from Maori, imitative of its cry …   English new terms dictionary

• weka — n. any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus. Etymology: Maori: imit. of its cry …   Useful english dictionary

• Macquarie Island Rail — Taxobox name = Macquarie Island Rail status = EX status system = EPBC status ref = SPRAT | name = Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis Buff banded Rail (Macquarie Island) | id = 59314] regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo =… …   Wikipedia

• Calayan Rail — Taxobox name = Calayan Rail status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = stable image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallirallus species = G. calayanensis binomial =… …   Wikipedia

• Ocydromus australis — Weka We ka, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gallirallus — Taxobox | name = Gallirallus image width = 240px image caption = Weka, Gallirallus australis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallirallus genus authority = Lafresnaye, 1841… …   Wikipedia