moa

pronunciation

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  • n.
    恐鸟(一种新西兰无翼大鸟,现已灭绝)

Word Origin

moa 恐鸟

新西兰一种已经灭绝的不能飞的大鸟,来自毛利语。

Example

1. Here one is shown attacking the extinct new zealand moa .
这儿描绘的是它正在进攻已经灭绝的新西兰恐鸟。
2. Scientists expected a bird as large as the moa would eat shrub and tree parts .
科学家们认为像摩亚恐鸟这种体积的鸟类应该会吃灌木丛和树叶。
3. But scientists studying the extinct giant moa bird and its environment are looking for a different kind of artifact .
但是科学家研究灭绝的巨型摩亚恐鸟及其生存环境,是为了寻找一件特别的工艺品。
4. Haast 's eagle lurked in trees , launching itself at a potential meal at speeds of up to 80 km / h , plunging its formidable talons deep into its victim 's flesh or further ; some moa bones bear telltale puncture marks .
哈斯特巨鹰潜伏在树丛中,以每小时80千米的速度扑向它选中的猎物,然后将坚硬的鹰爪深深插入猎物的皮肉或者更深的部位;很多只恐鸟的骨骼上露出戳刺痕迹。

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