mao

plural maos

1. The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.

plural maos

1. board gamesA fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi horse, moving one square orthogonally and then one square diagonally at a 135 degree angle. Similar to the chess knight, but has more limited movement as its movement can be obstructed by an intervening piece.

1. abbreviationinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of monoamine oxidase.

   Alprazolam is a central nervous system depressant. Avoid alcohol, other tranquilizers, narcotics, barbiturates, monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, antihistamines, and medicine used to relieve depression.

   1990, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, edited by Lawrence D. Chilnick, The Pill Book […] , 4th edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 39

alternative Mow

1. A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.

   As the revered Mao has said, 'There cannot be two suns in the same sky.'

   1968, Edward S. Aarons, Assignment—Nuclear Nude, Fawcett Publications, page 135

   1 more example

   RN: You think you should not have gone? TN: Yeah, I think it was a bad one to do. It was a good idea, but we shouldn't have gone to the University of Maryland … It was the motliest crew you've ever seen. RN: Well, that's my view about going to the universities. Well, I hope it didn't bother you too much. TN: No, it didn't. It was just—I know, I was just embarrassed because the Chinese issued a complaint. RN: A complaint about what? TN: Oh, you know, that they were being rude to the chairman—they were insulting Chairman Mao. There was nothing we could do! It's a free country!

   1972, James Warren, “More Nixon Tapes A selection from recordings in the National Archives”, in The Atlantic

2. A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.

1. A Sino-Tibetan language.

   Synonyms: Emela, Sopvoma

1. A branch of the Omotic languages spoken in Ethiopia.

1. uncommonSynonym of labret

   Synonyms: labret