moa

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈməʊə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
  2. An extremely tall individual. Internet,uncommon

词形变化

moa plural moas plural

词汇关系

衍生词
broad-billed moa bush moa coastal moa crested moa eastern moa giant moa heavy-footed moa lesser moa little bush moa Mantell's moa Mappin's moa moa bed moalike moan moa-nalo moa stone North Island giant moa slender moa South Island giant moa stout-legged moa upland moa

词源

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