moa
IPA/ˈməʊə/
IPA/ˈməʊə/
moa — noun
- moasingular
- moasplural
1. a very large bird that lived only in New Zealand in the past, was unable to fly,
1.名詞C2
釋義
a very large bird that lived only in New Zealand in the past, was unable to fly, and has now completely died out.
例句
The museum in Auckland displays the bones of a giant moa near the front door.
a + adjective + moa (singular count noun)
Long ago, large groups of moa walked freely across the green hills of New Zealand.
plural without -s: groups of moa
Mizuki read that the last moa died out about six hundred years ago.
Scientists believe early hunters killed so many moa that the birds slowly disappeared.
Élise drew a tall moa next to a tiny person to show its size.
用法筆記
Frequently appears as an unchanged plural — 'three moa', 'herds of moa' — though the regular form 'moas' is also seen.
常見錯誤
❌The moa was a giant lizard from New Zealand.
✅The moa was a giant bird from New Zealand.
💡the moa was a flightless bird, not a reptile.