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Webster 1913 Edition


Moho


Mo′ho

,
Noun.
[Native name.]
(Zool.)
A gallinule (
Notornis Mantelli
) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See
Notornis
.

Definition 2024


Moho

Moho

See also: moho and mohó

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Moho m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mohoidae – the oos, now extinct.

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Proper noun

Moho

  1. (geology) The Mohorovičić discontinuity.

Anagrams

moho

moho

See also: Moho and mohó

English

Noun

moho (plural mohos)

  1. The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.


Spanish

Noun

moho m (plural mohos)

  1. mildew, mold
  2. rust

Synonyms