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huhu

huhu noun: a beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.

Noun

huhu (plural huhus)

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

huhu meaning in Tamil

huhu in Tamil

ஊகூ

Synonyms of huhu

Forms of huhu

pluralhuhus

Origin of huhu

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

Phrases with huhu

Questions about huhu

What does huhu mean?
Huhu means a beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
What is huhu in Tamil?
Huhu in Tamil is ஊகூ. See Huhu meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is huhu?
Huhu is a noun.
What is the plural of huhu?
The plural of huhu is huhus.

Words near huhu in the dictionary

  1. Huhner tests
  2. Huhs
  3. Huhsi
  4. Huhta
  5. Huhtas
  6. huhu
  7. huhu beetle
  8. huhu beetles
  9. huhus
  10. hui
  11. Hui'an

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Adapted from Wiktionary: huhu (page history and authors); huhu (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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