HyperDic: cotton_rat

English > 1 sense of the expression cotton rat:
NOUNanimalcotton rat, Sigmodon hispidusdestructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
English > cotton rat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningdestructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America.
SynonymSigmodon hispidus
Member ofSigmodon, genus SigmodonAmerican cotton rats
Broaderrodent, gnawerrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

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