namu

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namu

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From Māori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (“a mosquito”).

noun

A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

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"namu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/namu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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namu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/namu

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"namu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/namu.

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@misc{namu_2026,
  title = {namu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/namu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}