Thesaurus: moa

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1. n. 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.
2. n. extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
3. 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.
4. Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birdsbelonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborderDinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx andthe ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives beforeNew Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were muchlarger than the ostrich.
5. n:100 n. extinct flightless bird of New Zealand