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moa

[ moh-uh ]
/ ˈmoʊ ə /
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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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Nearby words

mo-tse, mo-tze, mo-tzu, mo-zi, mo., moa, moa hunter, moab, moabite, moabite stone, moabitic

Origin of moa

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1810–20
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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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