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Definition of Moa

Moa
Moa Mo"a, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Moa from wikipedia

- Moa (order Dinornithiformes) are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. During the Late Pleistocene-Holocene, there were...
- Look up moa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moa are extinct giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. Moa or MOA may also refer to: The Polynesian...
- Mall of America (MoA) is a large shopping mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota. Located within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the mall...
- Moa is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: Anika Moa (born 1980), New Zealand singer-songwriter Taniela Moa...
- Moa Kikuchi (菊地 最愛, Kikuchi Moa, born July 4, 1999), known by her stage name Moametal, is a ****anese musician, singer, and dancer. She is represented...
- that click in fractions of MOA. This makes zeroing and adjustments much easier: To adjust a 1⁄2 MOA scope 3 MOA down and 1.5 MOA right, the scope needs to...
- The upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) is an extinct species of moa that was endemic to New Zealand. It is a ratite, a grouping of flightless birds with...
- bush moa, little bush moa, or lesser moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis) is an extinct species of moa from the family Emeidae (lesser moa). The bush moa was...
- The crested moa (Pachyornis australis) is an extinct species of moa. It is one of the 9 known species of moa to have existed. Moa are grouped together...
- lesser moa (family Emeidae) were a family in the moa order Dinornithiformes. About two-thirds of all moa species are in the lesser moa family. The moa were...