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moa

/ˈmoʊə/
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Other forms: moas

Definitions of moa
  1. noun
    extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
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    types:
    Dinornis giganteus, giant moa
    the largest moa; about 12 feet high
    Anomalopteryx oweni, anomalopteryx
    the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
    type of:
    flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird
    any of a group of flightless bird species with flat, unkeeled breastbones, such as ostriches, cassowaries, emus, and kiwis
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