Moho

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
  2. 2
    Synonym of oo.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of Mohorovičić discontinuity. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Mohe. alt-of, alternative

    "The most important gold-mine in Manchuria is the Moho mine, on the upper Amur."

Example

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"The most important gold-mine in Manchuria is the Moho mine, on the upper Amur."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Māori moho.

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).

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