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huhu

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Borrowed from Māori huhu (“larval form of this beetle”), from Proto-Polynesian *fufu (“weevil”).

noun huhus

A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
Similar: huhu beetle

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@misc{huhu_2026,
  title = {huhu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/huhu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}