▪ I. ‖ moro1 Path. Obs.
(ˈmɔərəʊ)
[It. moro mulberry, also ‘a wart in a horse called an Anburie’ (Florio 1598).]
(See quot. 1891.)
| 1823 in Crabb Technol. Dict. 1891 Syd. Soc. Lex., Moro, old name for a small abscess like a mulberry. Also, a mulberry-like tumour on the genitals. |
▪ II. ‖ moro3
(ˈmɔərəʊ)
[f. Sp. pájaro moro, Moorish sparrow.]
The vinous grosbeak, or stone-bird, Carpodacus (Bucanetes) githagineus, inhabiting the desert countries of North Africa.
| 1890 in Century Dict.; and in later Dicts. |