moa
/ˈməʊə/noun
1- a large extinct flightless bird resembling the emu, formerly found in New Zealand巨恐鸟。
1.1
- Family Dinornithidae: several genera and species; Dinornis maximus is the tallest known bird at over 3 m, but Megalapteryx didinus, which may have survived until the early 19th century, was much smaller.恐鸟科：数属, 数种。大恐鸟高达3米, 是已知最高的鸟, 但可能直到19世纪早期才灭绝的南岛恐鸟却要小得多。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Maori.