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moa¹
- /ˈmɒʌ/ New Zealand
- /ˈmoə/ New Zealand
- /ˈməʊə/ UK
Rhymes with (New Zealand) -oə, (UK) -əʊə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
noun moa · moas
- 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. The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
- An extremely tall individual.
MOA²
- /ˈmoa/ [ˈmoː.ɐ] Philippines
noun MOAs
- Initialism of minute of angle
- Initialism of military operations area
- Acronym of memorandum of agreement
- Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15).
- Initialism of mechanism of action
proper noun
- Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia
MoA³
noun MoAs
- Initialism of mechanism of action
proper noun
- Abbreviation of SM Mall of Asia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aip, mac, mou, rap, memorandum, agreement, protocol, mbo, lepe, dinornithid, dinornithiform, moho, wood pigeon, kiwi, haast's eagle, nestorid
Translations
Talk about this word "moa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. moa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moa "moa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moa.Cite this
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title = {moa},
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year = {2026},
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