wetan.

Brit.

/ˈwɛtə/, U.S.

/ˈwɛdə/, New Zealand English

/ˈweːtʌː/,

/ˈwedə/

Etymology: Maori.

New Zealand.

Any of several wingless orthopteran insects of the genus Deinacrida, Pachyrhamma, or Hemideina.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Orthoptera > member of

spectre1798

locust1826

orthopteran1842

straight-wing1842

weta1843

orthopteron1880

orthopter1882

taipo1928

1843 E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. iii. 396 Weta—an insect so called.

1857 C. Hursthouse N.Z. I. v. 123 The Weta, a suspicious-looking scorpion-like creature, apparently replete with ‘high concocted venom’, but perfectly harmless.

1863 S. Butler First Year Canterbury Settl. ix. 441 One of the ugliest-looking creatures..is called ‘weta’, and is of tawny scorpion-like colour, with long antennae and great eyes, and nasty squashy-looking body, with (I think) six legs.

1889 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1888 21 41 Not a sound was heard in that lonely forest, except..the sharp noise produced by the weta.

1949 F. Sargeson I saw in my Dream i. vii. 52 The children..looked for wetas and huhus.

1961 R. Park Hole in Hill (1962) xiv. 115 A giant glistening black insect..waving its antennae... ‘It's only a weta!’

1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win ii. 40 When I was making up the bed I found a huge weta..in one of the blankets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weta
释义	wetan. Brit. /ˈwɛtə/, U.S. /ˈwɛdə/, New Zealand English /ˈweːtʌː/, /ˈwedə/ Etymology: Maori. New Zealand. Any of several wingless orthopteran insects of the genus Deinacrida, Pachyrhamma, or Hemideina. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Orthoptera > member of spectre1798 locust1826 orthopteran1842 straight-wing1842 weta1843 orthopteron1880 orthopter1882 taipo1928 1843 E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. iii. 396 Weta—an insect so called. 1857 C. Hursthouse N.Z. I. v. 123 The Weta, a suspicious-looking scorpion-like creature, apparently replete with ‘high concocted venom’, but perfectly harmless. 1863 S. Butler First Year Canterbury Settl. ix. 441 One of the ugliest-looking creatures..is called ‘weta’, and is of tawny scorpion-like colour, with long antennae and great eyes, and nasty squashy-looking body, with (I think) six legs. 1889 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1888 21 41 Not a sound was heard in that lonely forest, except..the sharp noise produced by the weta. 1949 F. Sargeson I saw in my Dream i. vii. 52 The children..looked for wetas and huhus. 1961 R. Park Hole in Hill (1962) xiv. 115 A giant glistening black insect..waving its antennae... ‘It's only a weta!’ 1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win ii. 40 When I was making up the bed I found a huge weta..in one of the blankets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1843
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