Meanings
moa1
plural moas
- 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.First known use 19th c.
For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 20181 more example
The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 29 - InternetuncommonAn extremely tall individual.
MOA2
plural MOAs
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of minute of angle.
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of memorandum of agreement.
- PhilippinesabbreviationAbbreviation of SM Mall of Asia.
MoA3
- PhilippinesabbreviationAbbreviation of SM Mall of Asia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Polynesian*moa“fowl”
- Māorimoa
- Englishmoa
Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
More words from Māori, Proto-Polynesian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُوَّا
- مُوَّا (muwwā)extinct bird
Catalan dinornis, moa
- dinornisextinct bird
- moaextinct bird
Chinese Mandarin 恐鳥 /恐鸟
- 恐鳥 /恐鸟 (kǒngniǎo)extinct bird
Czech moa
- moaextinct bird
Danish moa
- moaextinct bird
Dutch moa
- moaextinct bird
Finnish moa
- moaextinct bird
German Moa
- Moaextinct bird
Hebrew מואה
- מואהextinct bird
Hungarian moa
- moaextinct bird
Japanese モア
- モア (moa)extinct bird
Korean 모아
- 모아 (moa)extinct bird
Lithuanian moa
- moaextinct bird
Māori moa, kuranui
- moaextinct bird
- kuranuiextinct bird
Norwegian moafugl
- moafuglextinct bird
Polish moa
- moaextinct bird
Portuguese moa
- moaextinct bird
Russian мо́а
- мо́а (móa)extinct bird
Spanish dinornítido, moa
- dinornítidoextinct bird
- moaextinct bird
Swedish moafågel
- moafågelextinct bird
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
moa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moa
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