Moa

[mәuә]

Definition

(noun.) extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.

Editor: Sidney--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Editor: Samantha

Definition

n. an extinct large wingless ostrich-like bird of New Zealand.

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