moa

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

moa

moas

dinornithidae

dinornithidés

Synonymes

emu

kiwi

ostrich

elephant bird

giant moa

whisk fern

Traductions

moa

Moa

Psilotum nudum

moa

loopvogel

مُوَّا

dinornithidae

Laufvogel

moa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒʌ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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