The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
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Moa
//ˈmɒʌ//
Synonyms for "moa" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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6 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُوَّا noun (extinct bird)
Assamese
1 entries- মোৱা চৰাই noun (extinct bird)
Catalan
2 entries- dinornis noun (extinct bird)
- moa noun (extinct bird)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 恐鳥 /恐鸟 noun (extinct bird)
Czech
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Danish
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Dutch
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Finnish
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Georgian
1 entries- მოასნაირნი noun (extinct bird)
German
1 entries- Moa noun (extinct bird)
Hebrew
1 entries- מואה noun (extinct bird)
Hungarian
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Japanese
1 entries- モア noun (extinct bird)
Korean
1 entries- 모아 noun (extinct bird)
Lithuanian
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Māori
2 entries- kuranui noun (extinct bird)
- moa noun (extinct bird)
Navajo
1 entries- naayééʼ tsídiitsoh noun (extinct bird)
Norwegian
1 entries- moafugl noun (extinct bird)
Polish
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Portuguese
1 entries- moa noun (extinct bird)
Russian
1 entries- мо́а noun (extinct bird)
Spanish
2 entries- dinornítido noun (extinct bird)
- moa noun (extinct bird)
Swedish
1 entries- moafågel noun (extinct bird)
Sample sentences
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For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
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