moa
/ˈməʊə/
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New Zealand/ˈmɒʌ/
moa noun: 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.
Noun (1)
moa (plural moa or moas)
- 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.
- The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 29
- For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018
- An extremely tall individual.
Noun (2) capitalized: MOA
Philippines/ˈmoa/ [ˈmoː.ɐ]
MOA (plural MOAs)
- Initialism of minute of angle.
- Initialism of military operations area.
- Acronym of memorandum of agreement.
- Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15).
- Initialism of mechanism of action.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: MOA
Philippines/ˈmoa/ [ˈmoː.ɐ]
MOA
- Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia.
Noun (3) capitalized: MoA
MoA (plural MoAs)
Proper noun (2) capitalized: MoA
MoA
- Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia.
moa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
moa in Hindi
- मोआ, मोआआ
moa in Tamil
- மோவா, மொவா
moa in Marathi
- मोआ
moa in Urdu
- موآ
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- moa in Bengali
- মোয়া, মোওয়া
- moa in Telugu
- మోవా, మోవ
- moa in Malayalam
- മോവ, മോവാ
- moa in Kannada
- ಮೋವಾ, ಮೊವಾ
- moa in Punjabi
- ਮੋਆ, ਮੋਆਆ
- moa in Gujarati
- મોઆ, મોઆઆ
- moa in Odia
- ମୋଆ, ମୋୱା
- moa in Assamese
- মোৱা চৰাই müa sorai
- moa in Nepali
- मोआ, मोवा
- moa in Arabic
- مُوَّا muwwā
Forms of moa
| plural | moa |
|---|---|
| plural | moas |
| plural | MOAs |
| plural | MoAs |
Origin of moa
Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Words formed from moa
Phrases with moa
Questions about moa
- What does moa mean?
- Moa means 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.
- What is moa in Hindi?
- Moa in Hindi is मोआ, मोआआ. See Moa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is moa?
- Moa can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce moa?
- Moa is pronounced /ˈmɒʌ/ (New Zealand).
- What is the plural of moa?
- The plural of moa is moa.
Words near moa in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: moa (page history and authors); MOA (page history and authors); MoA (page history and authors); moa (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moa (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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