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bulau

bulau noun: gymnure; moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura).

Noun

bulau (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) gymnure; moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura).
    • The bulau, of Sumatra, has a few stout bristly hairs scattered among the fur of its back, and gives the first indication of a tendency toward the production of spines.1884, Popular Science, volume 26, number 19, page 428

Origin of bulau

Native name.

Questions about bulau

What does bulau mean?
Bulau means gymnure; moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura).
What part of speech is bulau?
Bulau is a noun.

Words near bulau in the dictionary

  1. Bulaqueños
  2. Bulart
  3. Bulas
  4. bulat
  5. Bulatok
  6. bulau
  7. bulava
  8. bulavas
  9. bulawa
  10. Bulawan
  11. bulawas

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