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moas

moas is the plural of moa.

Meaning of moa

Noun

moa (plural moa or moas)

  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.
    • 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
  2. (Internet, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.

Noun (1) capitalized: MOAS

MOAS

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of mine and obstacle avoidance sonar.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism, slang) Initialism of mother of all surgeries: a drastic cancer treatment involving intensive surgery with chemotherapy.

Noun (2) capitalized: MOAs

MOAs

  1. (plural) plural of MOA

Noun (3) capitalized: MoAs

MoAs

  1. (plural) plural of MoA

Phrases with moas

Questions about moas

What is moas the plural of?
Moas is the plural of moa.
What part of speech is moas?
Moas is a noun.

Words near moas in the dictionary

  1. moany
  2. Moapa Town
  3. Moapa Valley
  4. moar
  5. Moara
  6. moas
  7. MOASS
  8. moast
  9. moastly
  10. moat
  11. moated

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