Moa
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Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birdsbelonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborderDinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx andthe ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives beforeNew Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were muchlarger than the ostrich.
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Acronym meaning: Move On Already
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An acronym for Minuet of Angle. It is a [angular measurement] of exactly 1/60th of 1 [degree], commonly used in astronomy and ballistics, and any other field that requires such minute measurements.
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[Michelle Obama] [Arms].
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Military Operations Area
Areas on [aeronautical] [sectional] charts designated to be known areas of military aircraft operation. [Pilots] are encouraged to use extreme caution when passing through a MOA
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Pronounced more as opposed to [mower] it was a native, flightless New Zealand bird.
Now extinct (for a couple of hundred years), the 10 various species were eaten to extinction by the early Maori people.
To give an idea of the size of the [moa], picture the smallest species being the size of a turkey, and the largest being the size of [Big Bird] from Sesame Street.
The [Moa] traditionally lived in the forest and Moa bones can still be found in caves and [swamps] throughout New Zealand. -
The [acronym] for [Mall Of America], [pronounced] em-oh-aye.
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In Sweden during the [lates] 12th Century. [The Swedish] police went to New Zealand. They brought back tales of incredible flightless obese birds. They tasted similar to their mothers.
Thus [the Swedish] word for Mother was transferred to the bird.
Swedish mothers still give this name to their children when they remind them of such birds.
It is also a [double bluff]. -
[Icelandic] [legend]
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A large extinct flightless bird resembling the emu, formerly found in New Zealand.
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