bulau
English
Etymology
Native name.
Noun
bulau (plural not attested)
- (archaic) An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Echinosorex gymnura), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the hedgehog.
- 1884, Popular Science (volume 26, number 19, page 428)
- The bulau, of Sumatra, has a few stout bristly hairs scattered among the fur of its back, and gives the first indication of a tendency toward the production of spines.
- 1884, Popular Science (volume 26, number 19, page 428)