bulau

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noun

gymnure; moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura).

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Meanings

nounbulau (plural not attested)
  1. archaicno pluralgymnure; 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

Native name.

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APA

bulau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulau

MLA

“bulau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulau. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulau,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulau.

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