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dassie rat

dassie rat noun: a species of rat found in southwestern Africa, Petromus typicus.

dassie rat: a species of rat found in southwestern Africa, Petromus typicus
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Noun

dassie rat (plural dassie rats)

  1. A species of rat found in southwestern Africa, Petromus typicus.
    Synonyms:
    noki

Synonyms of dassie rat

Forms of dassie rat

pluraldassie rats

Words that rhyme with dassie rat

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Questions about dassie rat

What does dassie rat mean?
Dassie rat means a species of rat found in southwestern Africa, Petromus typicus.
What part of speech is dassie rat?
Dassie rat is a noun.
What is the plural of dassie rat?
The plural of dassie rat is dassie rats.

Words near dassie rat in the dictionary

  1. Dassahra
  2. dassed
  3. Dassel
  4. dasses
  5. dassie
  6. dassie rat
  7. dassie rats
  8. dassiepis
  9. dassies
  10. Dassin
  11. dassing

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