moa

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

moa

loopvogel

Synoniemen

emu

kiwi

ostrich

elephant bird

giant moa

whisk fern

Vertalingen

moa

moa

Moa

dinornithidés

moa

Psilotum nudum

مُوَّا

dinornithidae

Laufvogel

moas

dinornithidae

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɒʌ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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