I. ˈmō(ˌ)hō noun
Etymology: Hawaiian
1.
a. -s : any of several Hawaiian honey eaters that have pectoral tufts of yellow feathers
b. capitalized
[New Latin, from Hawaiian]
: a genus comprising such birds
2. -s : a small flightless extinct Hawaiian rail ( Pennula millsi )
II. noun
or mo·ho·ro·vi·cic discontinuity ˌmōhōˈrōvəˌchich-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized M
Etymology: moho short for mohorovicic discontinuity, after Andrija Mohorovičić died 1936 Yugoslav geologist
: a point at depths ranging from about three miles beneath the ocean basin floor to about 25 miles beneath the continental surface at which seismological and other studies indicate a change in earth materials from those of the earth's crust to those of the subjacent mantle