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Definition of Maori bug in English: Maori bugnoun NZ A large black wingless cockroach which emits an unpleasant smell when disturbed. Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae, suborder Blattodea Example sentencesExamples - Of special interest are the Maori bug, bush cockroach, large stick insect, bush weta, cave weta, giant tree weta, true locust, and the katydid.
- The ground on which our camp was situated had been bush, and had plenty of logs and stumps on it, and the camp swarmed with ‘Maori bugs,’ as the men called them.
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