"vika" meaning in English

See vika in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vikas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Pijin vika, from Vangunu [Term?], a Solomon Islands language. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pis|vika}} Pijin vika, {{der|en|mpr}} Vangunu [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} vika (plural vikas)
  1. A large, tree-dwelling rodent (Uromys vika) found in the Solomon Islands Synonyms: Vangunu giant rat Translations (rodent): Vangunu-Riesenratte (German)

Inflected forms

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