moa

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see also: MOA

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Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
• (British) IPA: /ˈməʊə/

Noun

moa (plural moas)

1. 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. [from 19th c.]
   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 29:

     The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.

Translations

• German: Moa
• Portuguese: moa
• Russian: мо́а
• Spanish: dinornítido, moa

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MOA

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Noun

moa (plural moas)

1. Initialism of minute of angle#English|minute of angle.
2. Initialism of military#English|military operation#English|operations area#English|area.
3. Initialism of memorandum#English|memorandum of agreement#English|agreement (NATO AAP-15)
4. Initialism of mission#English|mission-oriented#English|oriented approach#English|approach (NATO AAP-15)
5. Initialism of mechanism#English|mechanism of action#English|action.

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