vlei

  • 1vlei — [ fleı ] noun count SOUTH AFRICAN in South Africa, a piece of ground that is covered with water in the RAINY season or permanently contains water …

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  • 2Vlei — The word Vlei comes from Dutch and Afrikaans and is the word used to describe certain classes of bodies of inland waters in southern Africa. The pronunciation is Flay . The word occurs by itself as a noun or as a suffix forming the names of… …

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  • 3vlei — UK [fleɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms vlei : singular vlei plural vleis South African in South Africa, a piece of ground that is covered with water in the rainy season or that permanently contains water …

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  • 4vlei — /vleɪ/ (say vlay) noun South African 1. a shallow pool of water. 2. a piece of low lying land covered with water in the rainy season. Also, vley. {Dutch dialect vlei, from Dutch vallei valley} …

  • 5Vlei Rat — Taxobox name = Vlei Rat status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Muridae genus = Otomys species = O. irroratus binomial = Otomys irroratus binomial authority = (Brants …

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  • 6vlei rats — afrikinės pelkiažiurkės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 10 rūšių. Paplitimo arealas – beveik visa Afrika. atitikmenys: lot. Otomys angl. groove toothed rats; swamp rats; vlei rats rus. африканские… …

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  • 7vlei — noun A wet land or lake …

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  • 8vlei — [fleɪ, vlʌɪ] noun S. African a shallow natural pool of water or area of marshy ground. Origin Afrik., from Du. vallei valley …

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  • 9vlei — n. S.Afr. a hollow in which water collects during the rainy season. Etymology: Du. dial. f. Du. vallei valley …

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  • 10vlei rat — noun : a southern African murid rodent (Otomys irroratus) that has long shaggy grizzled pelage, broad ears, and a short scaly tail and is often destructive to young conifers …

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