moa

/ˈmoʊə/

Other forms: moas

Definitions of moa

1. noun

   extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
   types:

   Dinornis giganteus, giant moa

   the largest moa; about 12 feet high

   Anomalopteryx oweni, anomalopteryx

   the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey

   type of:

   flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird

   any of a group of flightless bird species with flat, unkeeled breastbones, such as ostriches, cassowaries, emus, and kiwis