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/ˈmɒʌ/
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/ˈmɒʌ/ · /ˈmoə/ · /ˈməʊə/ (UK) · /ˈmoa/ [ˈmoː.ɐ]
Definition of moa
9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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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
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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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name
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Etymology
Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
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