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moho

moho noun: the North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.

Noun (1)

moho (plural mohos)

  1. The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.

Noun (2)

moho (plural mohos)

  1. Synonym of oo.
    Synonyms:
    oo

Noun (3)

moho (plural mohos)

  1. (informal, rare) A motor home.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Moho

Moho

  1. (abbreviation, clipping) Clipping of Mohorovičić discontinuity.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Moho

Moho

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Mohe.
    • The most important gold-mine in Manchuria is the Moho mine, on the upper Amur.1903 Autumn, B.L. Putnam Weale (pseudonymous author), Manchu and Muscovite: Being Letters from Manchuria Written during the Autumn of 1903, London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd. / New York: The Macmillan...
    • Heilungkiang Province.[…]
      The Chinese have colonised a considerable area about Hulan, reaching to 100 miles north of the Sungari. Here are several prosperous towns, with an export trade similar to that on the south bank. Beyond this area the government is still purely Manchu. The capital is...1907, James W. Inglis, “Manchuria”, in Marshall Broomhall, editor, The Chinese Empire: A General & Missionary Survey, →OCLC, pages 310-311

Synonyms of moho

Forms of moho

pluralmohos

Origin of moho

Borrowed from Māori moho.

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).

Clipping.

Phrases with moho

Words that rhyme with moho

Questions about moho

What does moho mean?
Moho means the North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
What part of speech is moho?
Moho can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of moho?
The plural of moho is mohos.

Words near moho in the dictionary

  1. mohn
  2. Mohney
  3. Mohneys
  4. Mohnian
  5. Mohns
  6. moho
  7. Moho discontinuity
  8. moho-pereru
  9. mohoau
  10. mohoaus
  11. Mohock

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