bamboo rat
bamboo rat noun: any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia.
Noun
bamboo rat (plural bamboo rats)
bamboo rat meaning in Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese
bamboo rat in Malay
- rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
- dekan
bamboo rat in Indonesian
- rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
- dekan
bamboo rat in Thai
- rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
- อ้น ôn
bamboo rat in Vietnamese
- rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
- dúi
More languagesFewer languages
- bamboo rat in Myanmar
- ပွေး pwe:
Forms of bamboo rat
| plural | bamboo rats |
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Words formed from bamboo rat
- Chinese bamboo rat
- hoary bamboo rat
- Sumatran bamboo rat
- Indomalayan bamboo rat
- large bamboo rat
- lesser bamboo rat
Questions about bamboo rat
- What does bamboo rat mean?
- Bamboo rat means any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia.
- What is bamboo rat in Malay?
- Bamboo rat in Malay is dekan. See Bamboo rat meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is bamboo rat?
- Bamboo rat is a noun.
- What is the plural of bamboo rat?
- The plural of bamboo rat is bamboo rats.
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