2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: moa \mo"a\ (m[=o]"[.a]), n. [Native name.] (Zool.) Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to {Dinornis}, and other related genera, of the suborder {Dinornithes}, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: moa n : extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
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