"gymnure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gymnures [plural]
Etymology: New Latin Gymnura, former genus name, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|Gymnura}} New Latin Gymnura, {{der|en|grc|γυμνός||naked}} Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), {{m|grc|οὐρά||tail}} οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gymnure (plural gymnures)
  1. A carnivorous mammal, subfamily Galericinae, related to the hedgehogs and resembling a large rat, which inhabits various parts of south-east Asia. Wikipedia link: gymnure Categories (lifeform): Erinaceids Synonyms: hairy hedgehog, moonrat Translations (carnivorous mammal): плъхоподобен таралеж (plǎhopodoben taralež) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rottasiili (Finnish), gołyszek [masculine] (Polish), råttigelkott [common-gender] (Swedish)

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