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Extinct kiwi-like bird, order
Dinornithoformes, 19 species of which lived
in New Zealand. They varied from 0.5 to 3.5
m/2 to 12 ft, with strong limbs, a long neck,
and no wings. The last moa was killed in the
1800s. The Maoris used them as food, but the
use of European firearms enabled them to be
killed in too large numbers.