Meanings
nounkha-nyou (plural kha-nyous)
plural kha-nyous
- A rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005
Synonyms: Laotian rock rat, rat-squirrel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005
Similar
Laotian rock ratrat-squirrel
Also see
Origin
- Laoຂະຍຸ
- Englishkha-nyou
From Lao ຂະຍຸ (kha nyu).
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