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weta.

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

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

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Borrowed from Māori wētā.

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