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That's a moped, a motor scooter is just a style of bike.
Mopeds are similar but have pedals and can be used as a bicycle. The name itself, Mo-Ped" is a portmanteau for motor and pedal.
Motor scooters are different in that they have a cut out for the rider's legs/ feet so they don't have to straddle it the same way they would with a motorcycle. Both mopeds and motor scooters do not require a license endorsement here, while motorcycles, as defined in my original comment, do.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moped
The definition in most countries is less than 50cc and a maximum power output, they do not need to have pedals. Anything over 50cc is a motorbike.
So a moped with a 49cc engine, astep-through design, and no pedals is a moped but a scooter with a step-through design and 49cc engine is a motorcycle?
That's confusing as fuck lol
Not really, both your examples are a moped. The definition of a moped in most places has nothing to do with the style of bike.