huhu

British

/ ˈhuːhuː /

noun

a New Zealand beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, with a hairy body

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Etymology

Origin of huhu

Māori

Example Sentences

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A haalele kela ia makou, ukali aku makou mahope, pakela loa no ko makou kaikunane i ka huhu, me he mea la na makou i hoole kona makemake.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia manawa, hookaawaleia ae la kona huhu mai ona aku, a paniia iho la ka hilahila a me ka maka'u ma ka hakahaka o ka huhu.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I mai la o Aiwohikupua me ka leo huhu, "I nahea makou i ike ai he kaikamahine kau?"

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia manawa no a Hinaikamalama a haiolelo la, alaila ua hoopihaia o Poliahu i ka huhu wela, o kona hoi no ia i Maunakea a hiki i keia la.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

A lohe o Kaonohiokala i keia mau olelo, he mea e ka huhu.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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