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moa
[ moh-uh ]
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.
moa
/ ˈməʊə /
noun
- any large flightless bird of the recently extinct order Dinornithiformes of New Zealand See ratite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moa1
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1810–20
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moa1
C19: from Māori
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Example Sentences
When humans hunted moas to extinction about 800 years ago, the Haast’s eagle died out as well.
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It was a regular mill—the gizzard of a Moa—full of pebbles as big as hickory nuts.
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Mr. Mantell is of opinion that the Moa and his congeners continued in existence long after the advent of the aboriginal Maori.
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The moa and dinoris were both gone; there were few insects, and no reptiles.
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On one occasion he took three of our officers to Moa, a native town situated near the south-east extremity of the island.
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This and the following are the two smallest species of Moa, having been about the size of a large turkey.
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