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kutus

kutus is the plural of kutu.

Meaning of kutu

Noun

kutu (plural kutus)

  1. (New Zealand) A body louse.
    • 'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood

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Questions about kutus

What is kutus the plural of?
Kutus is the plural of kutu.

Words near kutus in the dictionary

  1. Kutulamare
  2. Kutulu
  3. kutum
  4. kutums
  5. Kuturmi
  6. kutus
  7. Kutuzov
  8. kutwal
  9. kutwals
  10. kutya
  11. Kutz

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