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Wood Hen

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Noun

1. maori hen, weka, wood hen

flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting

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Wood Hen

see synonyms of wood hen
noun
any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus, having a mottled brown plumage and rudimentary wings
. Also: Māori hen, wood hen

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Wood Hen

see synonyms of wood hen
noun
any of a genus (Gallirallus) of large flightless rails of New Zealand

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