anuhe

Maori

Noun

anuhe

1. caterpillar of the convolvulus hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)

   Synonyms: āwheto, hōtete, huarangi, mūharu, mūwharu, ngurengure

See also

• hīhue, hīue, kōwenewene (the moth)

References

• Biggs, Bruce (1990) English-Maori, Maori-English Dictionary, Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 86
• Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 5: “Ánuhe, s. A large caterpillar. Syn. with Hotete. (E. C.)”