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weta

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈwɛtə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈweːtʌː/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈwedə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori wētā.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Māori: wētā — New Zealand insect
  • Russian: уэ́та (uéta) — New Zealand insect