Examples of moa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not only moa dominated avifaunas, but giant geese and adzebills shared the forest floor, while a giant eagle ruled the skies. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019 These include the world's biggest parrot, a giant eagle, a giant burrowing bat, and the moa, a kind of large flightless bird. — Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Aug. 2019 Now, the country’s roster of extinct bulky birds—which includes the massive moa and the huge Haast’s eagle—has grown even larger, with the discovery of a Paleocene-era penguin that stood as tall as a human. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 14 Aug. 2019 New Zealand is believed to have been the site of many gigantic birds that later became extinct, including the world’s largest parrot, a giant eagle and an emu-like bird called the moa. — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2019 These include the world’s biggest parrot, a giant eagle, a giant burrowing bat, and the moa, a kind of large flightless bird. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2019 Extinct flightless birds—the moa of New Zealand and the dodo—were favorites, along with the Yangtze River dolphin. — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018 Giant Moa: Avian Skyscraper For millions of years, the giant moa consisted of nine species of ostrichlike flightless birds native to New Zealand. — National Geographic, 15 May 2018 Educated interpretation Although the coprolites yielded lots of information on the ecosystems surrounding the moa, questions remain. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2018 See More

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