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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zool.) A flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
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- noun flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
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