slender moa

noun

noun

Dated A formerly posited species of giant moa, now considered to be synonymous with the North Island giant moa, Dinornis novaezealandiae.

A clue to the appearance of the slender moa may be provided by deep pits on the tops of some skulls, perhaps an indication that one of the sexes carried a crest.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 41:

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