MOA


Meaning of MOA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmō-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Maori

Date: 1842

: any of various usually very large extinct flightless birds of New Zealand of a ratite order (Dinornithiformes) including one ( Dinornis giganteus of the family Dinornithidae) nearly 12 feet (3.7 meters) in height

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