rakali
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ngarrindjeri rekaldi.[1]
Noun
editrakali (plural rakalis)
- (Australia) An amphibious rodent, Hydromys chrysogaster, found throughout Australia, having dark fur and a white-tipped tail; the water rat. [from 20th c.]
- 2018, Robbie Arnott, Flames, Text Publishing, published 2023, page 29:
- The rakali yawns, snaps its mouth shut and curls back to sleep, untroubled […] .
Translations
editHydromys chrysogaster
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References
edit- ^ W. S. Ramson, editor (1988), “rakali”, in The Australian National Dictionary: A Dictionary of Australianisms on Historical Principles, Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.