Moarian

adjective

Mo·​ar·​i·​an

(ˈ)mō¦a(a)rēən

: of, relating to, or constituting a hypothetical continental area now represented only by New Zealand and adjacent parts of Polynesia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Moaria, a hypothetical continental area (from English moa + Latin -aria, feminine of -arius -ary) + English -an

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