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moa

/ˈmoə/ /ˈməʊə/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a large moa skeleton, a reminder of the giant birds that once roamed New Zealand. "
animal bird history biology nature environment

Related Words

Illustration museum

museum noun

/mjuːˈziːəm/ /mjuˈzi.əm/

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

"The local museum has an excellent exhibit on ancient Egyptian artifacts. "

Illustration extinct

extinct verb

/ɛkˈstɪŋkt/

To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.

"Overhunting can extinct entire species of animals. "

Illustration skeleton

skeleton noun

/ˈskɛlətən/

The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

"The doctor showed us an X-ray of the patient's skeleton to explain the broken bone. "

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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flightless adjective

/ˈflaɪtləs/

Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.

"The penguin is a flightless bird, adapted to swimming instead of flying. "

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native noun

/ˈneɪtɪv/ /ˈneɪtəv/

An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:

"The native student explained the customs of her home village to the class. "

Illustration species

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration displayed

displayed verb

/dɪsˈpleɪd/

To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

"The store displayed the new fall clothing in its front window. "

Illustration largest

largest adjective

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒɪst/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒɪst/

Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

"Russia is a large country.   The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.   He has a large collection of stamps."

Illustration reminder

reminder noun

/rɪˈmaɪndər/

Someone or something that reminds.

"He left a note as a reminder to get groceries."

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extinction noun

/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)n/

The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

"The extinction of the school's lunchtime debate club was a disappointment to many students. "