cuim
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: cu‧im
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
cuim m (plural cuins)
- (Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
cuim m (plural cuins)
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
cuim