Where does “bamboo rat” come from?

bamboo rat (English): Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia

Definitions

  1. Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia

Words derived from “bamboo rat”

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