moa

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Pronunciation
/ˈmɒʌ/
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/ˈmɒʌ/ · /ˈmoə/ · /ˈməʊə/ (UK) · /ˈmoa/ [ˈmoː.ɐ]

Definition of moa

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.
    “The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.”
    “For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.”
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noun

  1. Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.
    “The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.”
    “For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.”
  2. (Internet, uncommon)An extremely tall individual.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of minute of angle.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of military operations area.
  5. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of memorandum of agreement.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15).
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of mechanism of action.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of mechanism of action.

name

  1. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

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