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moa

mo′a

(mō′ȧ)
,
Noun.
[Native name.]
(Zool.)
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.

Definition 2024


Moa

Moa

See also: moa, MOA, and mo'a

Swedish

Proper noun

Moa

  1. A female given name.
    • 1989 Lennart Hagerfors, Sarekmannen, Norstedts, ISBN 9118914225, page 205:
      Barnen bar änglanamn: Mikaela och Angelica, men mest kallades de för ungdjävlarna. Vad bar namnen för drömmar? Inte så långt därifrån satt en familj på fyra personer. Föräldrarna, som säkert hade någon form av intellektuella yrken, resonerade med barnen om yrkesvägar och utbildning, om fördelar och nackdelar med att vara läkare, lärare, jurist, journalist. Barnen hette Moa och Tore, namn som antydde att de hade fötts fram direkt ur leran vid ett sörmlandskt torp. Vilka drömmar bar namnen? Varför söker motsatserna varandra?

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moa

moa

See also: Moa, MOA, and mo'a

English

Noun

moa (plural moas)

  1. A very large, extinct, flightless bird of the family Dinornithidae that was native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.

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Finnish

Noun

moa

  1. moa

Declension

Inflection of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative moa moat
genitive moan moien
partitive moaa moia
illative moaan moiin
singular plural
nominative moa moat
accusative nom. moa moat
gen. moan
genitive moan moien
moainrare
partitive moaa moia
inessive moassa moissa
elative moasta moista
illative moaan moiin
adessive moalla moilla
ablative moalta moilta
allative moalle moille
essive moana moina
translative moaksi moiksi
instructive moin
abessive moatta moitta
comitative moineen

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin mola (millstone).

Noun

moa f (plural moas)

  1. molar
  2. millstone
  3. grindstone

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • moa do siso
  • moa do xuízo

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa

Noun

moa

  1. chicken or similar fowl

Malay

Noun

moa

  1. eel

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa

Noun

moa

  1. moa a bird (extinct, Dinornis)

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa

Noun

moa

  1. chicken

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

moa f (plural moas)

  1. moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

Etymology 2

Verb

moa

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of moer
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of moer
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of moer
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of moer

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa

Noun

moa

  1. chicken

Derived terms


Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa

Noun

moa

  1. chicken or similar fowl

Derived terms


Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English more.

Adverb

moa

  1. more

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowing from French moi (me)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

moa

  1. (obsolete, humorous) I; me

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