moa

Significat (Anglès)

1. Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.
2. (Internet, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.

Sinònims

emu

kiwi

ostrich

elephant bird

giant moa

whisk fern

Traduccions

moa

moa

Moa

dinornithidés

moa

Psilotum nudum

moa

loopvogel

مُوَّا

dinornithidae

Laufvogel

moas

dinornithidae

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmɒʌ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).