bamboo rat

noun

Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia

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Meanings

nounbamboo rat (plural bamboo rats)

plural bamboo rats

  1. Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 竹鼠
  • 竹鼠 (zuk¹ syu²)rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Chinese Mandarin 竹鼠
  • 竹鼠 (zhúshǔ)rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Finnish bambumyllikäs
  • bambumyllikäsrodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
French rat des bambous
  • rat des bambousrodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Indonesian dekan
  • dekanrodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Italian ratto del bambù
  • ratto del bambùrodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Malay dekan
  • dekanrodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Polish bambusowiec
  • bambusowiecrodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Thai อ้น
  • อ้น (ôn)rodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Vietnamese dúi
  • dúirodent in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys
Cite this entry
APA

bamboo rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20rat

MLA

“bamboo rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bamboo rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20rat.

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