Definition
A fungal caterpillar that becomes mummified after being infected by a fungus, used in traditional Māori and Chinese medicine.
Etymology
From Māori 'aweto,' referring to the mummified insect-fungus combination found in New Zealand forests. The Māori name entered English scientific and medical literature through ethnobotanical documentation of indigenous practices.
Kelly Says
The aweto represents a haunting example of parasitic fungal control—the caterpillar is essentially turned into a fungal fruiting body while still preserved in insect form, and it's been valued medicinally for centuries before Western science could explain why.
Translations
ARالعربية
aweto
أَوِيتُو (awiytu)
BNবাংলা
aweto
অওয়েটো (aweto)
CSČeština
aweto
ah-weh-toh
DEDeutsch
aweto
ah-veh-toh
ELΕλληνικά
aweto
αβέτο (avéto)
ESEspañol
aweto
ah-weh-toh
FAفارسی
aweto
اوِتو (owito)
FRFrançais
aweto
ah-weh-toh
HEעברית
aweto
אווטו (avto)
HIहिन्दी
aweto
अवेतो (aveto)
HUMagyar
aweto
ah-weh-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
aweto
aweto
ITItaliano
aweto
ah-weh-toh
KMKM
aweto
អាវេតូ (aweto)
MSBahasa Melayu
aweto
aweto
MYမြန်မာ
aweto
အဝေတို (aweto)
NLNederlands
aweto
ah-weh-toh
PLPolski
aweto
ah-weh-toh
PTPortuguês
aweto
ah-weh-toh
RORomână
aweto
ah-weh-toh
RUРусский
aweto
авето (avéto)
SVSvenska
aweto
ah-weh-toh
TAதமிழ்
aweto
ஆவேட்டோ (āvēṭṭō)
TEతెలుగు
aweto
అవేటో (aveto)
THไทย
aweto
อเวโต (aweto)
TRTürkçe
aweto
ah-weh-toh
UKУкраїнська
aweto
авето (avéto)
URاردو
aweto
اَوِيتُو (awiytu)