Moho
See also: moho and mohó
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Hawaiian ‘ō‘ō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”). Coined by French naturalist and ornithologist René Primevère Lesson in 1830
Proper noun
Moho m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mohoidae – the oos, now extinct.
References
Moho (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Moho on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Moho on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ
Proper noun
Moho
- (geology) Short for Mohorovičić discontinuity.
Anagrams
- HOMO, homo, homo-
Spanish
Proper noun
Moho ?
- A province of Puno, Peru