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GIANT MOA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does giant moa mean? 

GIANT MOA (noun)
  The noun GIANT MOA has 1 sense:

1. the largest moa; about 12 feet highplay

  Familiarity information: GIANT MOA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIANT MOA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest moa; about 12 feet high

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dinornis giganteus; giant moa

Hypernyms ("giant moa" is a kind of...):

moa (extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

Holonyms ("giant moa" is a member of...):

Dinornis; genus Dinornis (type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas)


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