moonrat

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moonrat

/ˈmuːnɹæt/

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From moon + rat, a calque of Malay tikus balan (tikus (“rat”) + bulan (“moon”)).

noun moonrats · moon rat

A gymnure, especially the greater gymnure, Echinosorex gymnura. Incidental observations on moonrats Echinosorex gymnurus in Malaysia suggests that this species is uncommon everywhere but does occur in low numbers in logged^((1-12:51)) forest in peninsular Malaysia (Johns 1989a).

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@misc{moonrat_2026,
  title = {moonrat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonrat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}