moa
Noun
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Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand (synset 101525746)
is a type of: flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birdssubtypes:
- dinornis giganteus, giant moa - the largest moa; about 12 feet high
- anomalopteryx, anomalopteryx oweni - the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
belongs to: dinornithidae, family dinornithidae - moas
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