"mao" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Samoan ma'o, from ma'oma'o. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sm|ma'o}} Borrowed from Samoan ma'o Head templates: {{en-noun}} mao (plural maos)
  1. The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.
    Sense id: en-mao-en-noun-vV2pWluF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: maos [plural]
Etymology: English romanization of Mandarin 馬 /马 (mǎ, “horse”). Note: English coinage based on Chinese inspiration, not a real Chinese morpheme in this form. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|馬||horse}} Mandarin 馬 /马 (mǎ, “horse”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mao (plural maos)
  1. (chess) A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi horse, moving one square orthogonally and then one square diagonally at a 135 degree angle. Similar to the chess knight, but has more limited movement as its movement can be obstructed by an intervening piece.
    Sense id: en-mao-en-noun-HWANl1CW Categories (other): Chess, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, True finches Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 9 8 8 7 13 1 1 0 0 1 3 6 3 2 9 9 9 9 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 8 8 11 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 11 11 11 11 0 1 Disambiguation of True finches: 35 65 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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