Moho

See also: moho and mohó

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From New Latin moho, from Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).

Proper noun

†Moho m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mohoidae – the oos, now extinct.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ

Proper noun

Moho

1. (geology) Short for Mohorovičić discontinuity.

Anagrams

• HOMO, homo, homo-