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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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

mohorovicic discontinuitymohorovičić discontinuitymohorovičić discontinuityoo

Example

More examples

"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”).

Related phrases

new zealandnorth island

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.