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moa
[moh-uh]
noun
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
moa
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
any large flightless bird of the recently extinct order Dinornithiformes of New Zealand See ratite
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of moa1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of moa1
Example Sentences
The absence of terrestrial predators allowed flightless parrots, kiwis and moas to thrive.
That has left the surplus native moa, forgotten, free to flourish.
So far, scientists have sequenced the genomes of about 20 extinct species, including a cave bear, passenger pigeon, and several types of mammoths and moas.
The researchers say these results suggest the Haast’s eagle killed moa and then ate their guts.
What’s particularly strange is that one of the terms that triggered deletion, “wu moa,” a derogatory term for users paid to defend CCP policies online, isn’t even censored in China.
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