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coast rat

coast rat noun: a small South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), that builds extensive burrows.

Noun

coast rat (plural coast rats)

  1. A small South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), that builds extensive burrows.
    Synonyms:
    sand mole, zandmole, Cape dune mole-rat

Synonyms of coast rat

Forms of coast rat

pluralcoast rats

Questions about coast rat

What does coast rat mean?
Coast rat means a small South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), that builds extensive burrows.
What part of speech is coast rat?
Coast rat is a noun.
What is the plural of coast rat?
The plural of coast rat is coast rats.

Words near coast rat in the dictionary

  1. Coast Miwok
  2. Coast of B. C.
  3. Coast of B.C.
  4. Coast of BC
  5. Coast of British Columbia
  6. coast rat
  7. coast rats
  8. coast rhododendron
  9. Coast Salish
  10. coast spurge
  11. coast to coast

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