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n. - Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.

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  • For more information, call 758-5282, e-mail moa@ wfu. edu or visit the museum Web site at www.wfu. edu/moa.
  • Now the moa is officially extinct, being gone since the 12th century, with some lingering possibly into the 1500's.
  • If a person keeps their shots within 300 yards (as they should) a rifle that prints 2 moa is more than accurate enough to take big game.
  • The moa was another flightless giant bird that lived in New Zealand until it was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
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