"kutu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kutus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Māori kutu. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|mi:kutu|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Māori", "term" : "kutu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "mi" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "kutu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="kutu"> Borrowed from Māori kutu. Head templates: {{en-noun}} kutu (plural kutus)
  1. (New Zealand) A body louse. Tags: New-Zealand

Inflected forms

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