South Island giant moa

English

Noun

South Island giant moa (plural South Island giant moas)

1. An extinct species of moa, Dinornis robustus, which may have grown up to 3.6 metres tall.
   • 2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian:

     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.