wekau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori whēkau.

Noun

wekau

1. (zoology) An extinct small New Zealand owl with short wings and long legs that lived chiefly on the ground (†Sceloglaux albifacies).

References

• “wekau”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.