Meanings of call moa in English

Large flightless ducks called moa-nalo were once the main herbivores on the islands.

Now Zealand formerly possessed several species of dinornis, one of which, called moa by the islanders, was larger than the ostrich.

Large flightless ducks called moa-nalo were once the main herbivores on the islands So over millions of years, natural selection whittled away their defences.