moa
(noun) extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
MOA (plural MOAs)
Initialism of minute of angle.
Initialism of military operations area.
Initialism of memorandum of agreement (NATO AAP-15)
Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15)
Initialism of mechanism of action.
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moa (plural moas)
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. [from 19th c.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Mo"a, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborder Dinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
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