English Explanatory Dictionary

moa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  2. An extremely tall individual.
noun
  1. Initialism of minute of angle.
  2. Initialism of military operations area.
  3. Acronym of memorandum of agreement.
  4. Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15).
  5. Initialism of mechanism of action.
name
  1. Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia.
noun
  1. Initialism of mechanism of action.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒʌ/ /ˈmoə/ /ˈməʊə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moa.wav /ˈmoa/ [ˈmoː.ɐ]

Word forms

moa moas

Etymology

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

Related words

MoA

Derived words

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
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