| NOUN | animal | Sigmodon hispidus, cotton rat | destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America |
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| Meaning | destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America. | |
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| Synonym | cotton rat | |
| Member of | Sigmodon, genus Sigmodon | American cotton rats |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
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