English Dictionary

moa

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɒʌ/

名詞

インターネット 俗語 稀用

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.

日本語の意味

ニュージーランド原産の大型で絶滅した、飛べない鳥類の総称。

During the excavation, archaeologists uncovered the eggshell fragments of a moa, giving new insight into its nesting behavior.

発掘調査中、考古学者たちはニュージーランド原産の巨大な絶滅した飛べない鳥の卵殻の断片を発見し、その巣作り行動について新たな知見を得た。

意味（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.

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

意味（2）

(Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.

moas （ plural ）