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upland moa

upland moa noun: a large, extinct species of moa, Megalapteryx didinus.

Noun

upland moa (plural upland moas)

  1. A large, extinct species of moa, Megalapteryx didinus.
    • The relatively small upland moa had the most wide-ranging taste; its coprolites show that it consumed a diversity of mosses, ferns, and fungi, as well as aquatic plants.2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

Forms of upland moa

pluralupland moas

Questions about upland moa

What does upland moa mean?
Upland moa means a large, extinct species of moa, Megalapteryx didinus.
What part of speech is upland moa?
Upland moa is a noun.
What is the plural of upland moa?
The plural of upland moa is upland moas.

Words near upland moa in the dictionary

  1. upland antshrikes
  2. upland boneset
  3. upland bonesets
  4. upland geese
  5. upland goose
  6. upland moa
  7. upland moas
  8. upland plover
  9. upland plovers
  10. upland sandpiper
  11. upland sandpipers

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