Etymology

huhu beetle

Today it means: A longhorn beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, of the Cerambycidae family; the largest endemic beetle found in New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori huhu ← Proto-Polynesian *fufu
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  1. Proto-Polynesian · derived from*fufu
  2. Māori · derived fromhuhu
  3. English todayhuhu beetle

From Māori huhu, which specifically refers to the larval form, from Proto-Polynesian *fufu.

Words from the same roots

Māorihuhu all →

huhu

Proto-Polynesian*fufu all →

huhu

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.