Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

south island giant moa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: south is-land -giant -moa
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct species of moa, Dinornis robustus, which may have grown up to 3.6 meters tall.

Example Sentences

"The presence of these foods show how the upland moa was able to co-exist with the much larger South Island giant moa, by feeding on relatively inaccessible plants."

Inflected Forms

South Island giant moas (plural)

Questions

What does south island giant moa mean?: An extinct species of moa, Dinornis robustus, which may have grown up to 3.6 meters tall.

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