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kha-nyou

/kɑ.nju/

kha-nyou noun: a rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005.

Noun

kha-nyou (plural kha-nyous)

  1. A rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005
    Synonyms:
    Laotian rock rat, rat-squirrel

Synonyms of kha-nyou

Forms of kha-nyou

pluralkha-nyous

Origin of kha-nyou

From Lao ຂະຍຸ (kha nyu).

Questions about kha-nyou

What does kha-nyou mean?
Kha-nyou means a rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005.
What part of speech is kha-nyou?
Kha-nyou is a noun.
How do you pronounce kha-nyou?
Kha-nyou is pronounced /kɑ.nju/.
What is the plural of kha-nyou?
The plural of kha-nyou is kha-nyous.

Words near kha-nyou in the dictionary

  1. KGV
  2. KH
  3. kha
  4. Kha-Nganba
  5. Kha-Nganpa
  6. kha-nyou
  7. kha-nyous
  8. khaan
  9. Khaba
  10. Khaba-Nganba
  11. khabar

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