Definition
A genus of Australian marsupials, commonly known as rabbit-rats, that are small burrowing mammals with long tails.
Etymology
From Latin 'conil-' (rabbit, from Spanish conejo) combined with Greek 'oura' (tail), literally meaning 'rabbit-tailed.' The term was coined in the 19th century to describe these distinctive Australian animals.
Kelly Says
These creatures were named by European naturalists who saw their rabbit-like bodies and prominent tails, but they're actually nothing like rabbits—they're marsupials that hop more like kangaroos and dig burrows like European coneys used to do, blending two continents' worth of animal comparisons!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮንልዩርስ
kon-lu-yur-s
ARالعربية
قنفذ ذو ذيل
qan-fidh dhu-z-tail
BNবাংলা
কোনিলুরাস
ko-ni-lu-ra-as
CACatalà
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
CSČeština
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
DADansk
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
DEDeutsch
Conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
ELΕλληνικά
κονιλούρος
ko-ni-lu-ros
ESEspañol
coniluro
kon-i-lu-ro
FAفارسی
کونیلوروس
ko-ni-lu-ro-s
FISuomi
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
FRFrançais
conilure
ko-ni-lyr
GUGU
કોનિલુરસ
ko-ni-lu-rus
HAHA
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
HEעברית
קונוילורוס
ko-nu-i-lo-rus
HIहिन्दी
कॉनिलुरस
ko-ni-lu-ras
HUMagyar
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
IDBahasa Indonesia
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
IGIG
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
ITItaliano
coniluro
ko-ni-lu-ro
JA日本語
コニルラス
ko-ni-ru-ra-su
KKKK
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
MRMR
कोनिलुरस
ko-ni-lu-rus
MSBahasa Melayu
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
MYမြန်မာ
ကုန်းပုံ
kon-pon
NLNederlands
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
NONorsk
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
PAPA
ਕੋਨਿਲੁਰਸ
ko-ni-lu-rus
PLPolski
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
PTPortuguês
coniluro
ko-ni-lu-ro
RORomână
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
RUРусский
конiлюрус
kon-i-lyu-rus
SVSvenska
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
SWKiswahili
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
TAதமிழ்
கொனிளுரஸ்
ko-ni-lu-ra-s
TEతెలుగు
కొనిలూరుస్
ko-ni-lu-ru-s
THไทย
คอนิลิอุส
kon-i-li-us
TLTL
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
TRTürkçe
conilurus
ko-ni-lu-rus
UKУкраїнська
конiлюрус
kon-i-lyu-rus
VITiếng Việt
conilurus
con-i-lu-rus
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-th-wa-la