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field rats

field rats is the plural of field rat.

Meaning of field rat

Noun

field rat (plural field rats)

  1. Rattus sordidus (syn. Rattus conatus), a burrowing species that forms underground colonies, found in Australia.
    Synonyms:
    dusky field rat
  2. Rattus tunneyi, found in a variety of habitats, found in north and eastern Australia.
    Synonyms:
    pale field rat
  3. Rattus nitidus.
  4. Rattus exulans, found in the Pacific islands and the third most numerous rat species on Earth.
  5. Rattus argentiventer, found in the tropics.
    Synonyms:
    ricefield rat
  6. Maxomys surifer (syn. Rattus surifer solaris).
    Synonyms:
    red spiny rat

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Questions about field rats

What is field rats the plural of?
Field rats is the plural of field rat.

Words near field rats in the dictionary

  1. field police
  2. field poppy
  3. field rat
  4. field ration
  5. field rations
  6. field rats
  7. field restriction
  8. field restrictions
  9. field salad
  10. field salads
  11. field seam

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