noun
vika
noun
1
A large tree-dwelling rat species native to the Solomon Islands, discovered and named in the 2010s.
"Researchers spotted a vika high in the canopy of a Solomon Islands forest."
How to Use Vika
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA big, rare rodent that lives in trees, found only in the Solomon Islands.
Word Forms
vikas plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Pijin (a Solomon Islands creole), itself from a local Vangunu-language word for the animal.