English Explanatory Dictionary

weta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛtə/ /ˈweːtʌː/ /ˈwedə/

Word forms

weta wetas

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori wētā.

Derived words

giant weta
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