Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [moh-uh]
- /ˈmoʊ ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [moh-uh]
- /ˈmoʊ ə/
Definitions of moa word
- noun moa any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century. 1
- noun moa A large, extinct, flightless bird resembling the emu, formerly found in New Zealand. 1
- noun moa any large flightless bird of the recently extinct order Dinornithiformes of New Zealand 0
- noun moa any of an extinct order (Dinornithiformes) of ostrichlike flightless birds of New Zealand 0
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Origin of moa
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1810-20
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Parts of speech for Moa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moa usage trend in Literature
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