Moa

//ˈmɒʌ// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Initialism of minute of angle. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of mechanism of action. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    extinct flightless bird of New Zealand wordnet
  5. 5
    An extremely tall individual. Internet, uncommon
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  1. 6
    Initialism of military operations area. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of memorandum of agreement. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 8
    Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 9
    Initialism of mechanism of action. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

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memorandum of understanding

Example

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"The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

Related phrases

Mantell's moaMappin's moaNorth Island giant moaSouth Island giant moabroad-billed moabush moacoastal moacrested moaeastern moagiant moaheavy-footed moalesser moa

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