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PRONUNCIATION OF MOON RAT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOON RAT

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Moon rat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MOON RAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gymnure

The gymnure, also called a hairy hedgehog or moonrat, is a type of mammal belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Erinaceomorpha. Although more closely related to hedgehogs, their resemblance is akin to rats. Gymnures are thought to have appeared in Eastern Asia before their closest relatives, and changed little from the original ancestor, which is thought to have been also the ancestor of the shrews.

Definition of moon rat in the English dictionary

The definition of moon rat in the dictionary is a ratlike SE Asian nocturnal mammal, Echinosorex gymnurus, with greyish fur and an elongated snout: family Erinaceidae : the largest living insectivore.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOON RAT

moon
moon bag
moon blindness
moon buggy
Moon Child
moon daisy
moon landing
moon pool
moon rock
moon walk
moon-blind
moon-eyed
moon-faced
moonbeam
moonboots
moonbow
mooncalf
mooncalves
moonchild
moonchildren

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOON RAT

bandicoot rat
black rat
brown rat
cane rat
desert rat
hood rat
kangaroo rat
mall rat
mole rat
Norway rat
pack rat
rink rat
rug rat
sewer rat
smell a rat
water rat
wharf rat
white rat
wood rat

Synonyms and antonyms of moon rat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «moon rat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOON RAT

Find out the translation of moon rat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moon rat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moon rat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月光鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luna de la rata
570 millions of speakers

English

moon rat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंद्रमा चूहा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفئران القمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

луна крыса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rato lua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাঁদ ইঁদুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lune rat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tikus bulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mond Ratte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ムーンラット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달 쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tikus rembulan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt trăng chuột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்திரன் எலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंद्र घूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ay sıçanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luna ratto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

księżyc szczur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

місяць щур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luna șobolan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

moon αρουραίος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maan rat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

måne råtta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

månen rotte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moon rat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOON RAT»

The term «moon rat» is used very little and occupies the 183.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOON RAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «moon rat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «moon rat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moon rat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOON RAT»

Discover the use of moon rat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moon rat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Walker's Mammals of the World
A generic name that often has been used for the moon rat is Gymnura Lesson, 1827, which is preoccupied by Gytnnura Kuhl, 1824, a genus of fishes. Head and body length is 260-460 mm, tail length is about 165-300 mm, and adult weight is  ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999
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Animal Distribution
The Malayan moon rat is a whiskered insectivore whose narrow body and long mobile snout allow it to search in crevices or its insect food. Despite its name and somewhat ratlike appearance, the Malayan moon rat is in fact a gymnure or hairy  ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004
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A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
babi lesser moon rat, Hylomys suillus. - belanda a) rabbit, b) guinea pig, Cavia cobaya. - berkantung various species of marsupial carnivores. - bulan moon rat, Echinosorex gym- nurus. - ce(n)curut musk-shrew, Crocidura spp. - gunung ...
Alan M. Stevens, 2004
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Zen Smoking: A Mock Epic With Stock Characters
... sicken and then die, but in a different way than if they had taken too much Full Moon. If a rat with the New Moon was put into a cage with a non-New Moon rat, the stronger ones would kill the sick one. Especially if put in with a Full Moon rat.
A. K. Stanfield, 2002
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms: With Sanskrit and ...
H The moon rat, one of the two rats, black and white, that gnaw the cord of life, i.c. night and day. 7k Wood ; a tree ; kastha, a piece of wood, wood, timber. I J; g The elder with the tree, or the wooden elder; the elder's staff. I {a A Buddha of wood ...
Lewis Hodous, William E. Soothill, 2003
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Iban Or Sea Dayak Fabrics and Their Patterns: A Descriptive ...
A-a: an open slit Adap: manner, way, from or on the side of, towards Aji, aji bulan: white shrew, moon rat, a title for the god Kling (Malay tikus bulan, rat, moon), Gymnura rafflesi (pp. 72, 126, 127; pis. v, vi) Akar: a creeper, anything that can be  ...
Alfred C. Haddon, Laura E. Start, 2011
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It's About Us!
By Sylvie Josel Grade 2 Rat And Harry The Cats Rat and Harry are so nice They sleep all day and play at night They eat at noon and watch The moon Rat and Harry are very good friends And are so cute! Rat and Harry the cats! By Tessa ...
Anne Engel, 2002
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The Wicca Handbook
White rabbits are sacred to the Chinese goddess Chang-O, Queen of the Moon. RAT: The rat is a Chinese zodiac animal that symbolizes impending wealth. Rats and bandicoots are sacred to Ganesha. REINDEER: Reindeer are sacred to the ...
Eileen Holland, 2008
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
Pertaining to the centre of the moon ; rat^Ps-f I 2. As seen or measured from the centre of the moon ECS* C*a 5§P5 ^1 11 ifilf'fS I se-l6'-n6-d6nt, a<^;. Having molars with crescent ridges 6-le''-nS-graph, n. A delineation or picture of the surlace ...
Charuchandra Guha, 2007
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Evolutionary Neuroscience
... Rodentia Erinaceomorpha Marsupialia Monotremata D A Slow loris Ring-tailed lemur Tarsier Fat dormouse Squirrel Guniea pig Cane rat Taiwan vole Brown rat Mouse Hedgehog Moon rat Opossum Bandicoot Wombat Brush-tailed possum ...
Jon H. Kaas, 2009

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOON RAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moon rat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bark beats bite: 7 video game boss themes better than the actual …
Exploring the levels, pogo-sticking around as an elderly grave-robbing waterfowl—that's the good stuff. Bopping a mutant moon rat in the face ... «A.V. Club DC, Aug 14»
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Hedgehog fossil could offer ancient window to the future; Re …
She analyzed its maxilla, the bone in the skull that holds the upper cheek teeth, and found that it belonged to the hedgehog and moon rat family ... «Buffalo News, Jul 14»
3
A 52-Million-Year-Old Window Into the Future
She analyzed its maxilla, the bone in the skull that holds the upper cheek teeth, and found that it belonged to the hedgehog and moon rat family ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
4
DuckTales Remastered: FAQ/Walkthrough
Fight your way to the very left and fight a giant Moon Rat. Boss Fight: Moon Rat The Moon Rat has a random pattern. Just stand in the center and wait for the rat ... «Gamers Hell, Aug 13»
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Rat species thought extinct seen after 20 years
The same survey also led to the discovery of the Dinagat moon rat (Podogymnura aureospinula) and the discovery of other new Dinagat ... «Inquirer.net, Apr 12»
6
Borneo's wild treasures
With over 1000 varieties of orchid, 700 species of fern, some 20 endemic birds and the mysterious moon rat among its mammals, the mossy ... «Times LIVE, Jan 12»
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NASA Explorer Schools Compete in Lego Robotics Contest
The tabletop robots had to perform different tasks, such as retrieving planetary mineral formations and rescuing a stranded "moon rat," or small ... «Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mar 09»
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Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution
The Moon rat (Echinosorex gymnurus, a cat-sized insectivore found in the rainforests of Borneo. Photo by Dr. Konstans Wells of the University ... «Mongabay.com, Mar 07»
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The Great Buster Keaton
The Great Buster Keaton. Dr Moon Rat. SubscribeSubscribedUnsubscribe 2,070. Subscription preferences. Loading... Loading... Working. «YouTube, Mar 07»

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