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moa.

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.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɒʌ/New-Zealand/ˈmoə/New-Zealand/ˈməʊə/UK
  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. An extremely tall individual.

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Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.