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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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Origin of moa
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1810–20
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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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