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moa

[ moh-uh ]
/ ˈmoʊ ə /

noun

any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.

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Origin of moa

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1810–20

Words nearby moa

Mnesicles, mngr., M.N.S., M.Nurs., mo, moa, Moab, Moabite, Moabite Stone, moa hunter, moai
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British Dictionary definitions for moa

moa
/ (ˈməʊə) /

noun

any large flightless bird of the recently extinct order Dinornithiformes of New ZealandSee ratite

Word Origin for moa

C19: from Māori
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