moa
pronunciation
UK [ˈməʊə]
US [ˈmoʊə]
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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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