noun
Meaning 1
A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
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Synonyms: huhu beetle
Antonyms: none provided
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huhu
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori huhu (“larval form of this beetle”), from Proto-Polynesian *fufu (“weevil”).