moa - large extinct bird
Moa (i), n. 1. Dinornis gigantea and other species; extinct birds of the order Dinornithiformes. He koromiko te wahie i tanoa ai te moa (P. 18). Mate a moa, exterminated.
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2. A stone often found in spherical masses, some compound of iron; also called moamoa.
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Moa (ii), n. Bed or raised plot in a garden.
whakamoa, v.t. Lay in a heap. Whakamoania nga powhatu.
whakamoamoa, v.t. Economise, husband.
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Moa (iii), v.i. Climb. Ka moa atu raua; ko Karihi ki mua … ka piki raua, ka moa (Tr. vii, 44).
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