South Island giant moa

noun

An extinct species of moa, Dinornis robustus, which may have grown up to 3.6 meters tall.

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nounSouth Island giant moa (plural South Island giant moas)

plural South Island giant moas

  1. An extinct species of moa, Dinornis robustus, which may have grown up to 3.6 meters tall.

    The presence of these foods show how the upland moa was able to co-exist with the much larger South Island giant moa, by feeding on relatively inaccessible plants.

    2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian
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