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.
(Internet, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɒʌ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).