Wood hen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
    weka; maori hen.

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Definitions
  1. . (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus Ocydromus, including the weka and allied species. (b) The American woodcock.

Webster 1913