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Neotropical spiny rat

Neotropical spiny rat noun: any rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the Caribbean.

neotropical spiny rat: any rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the...
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Noun

Neotropical spiny rat (plural Neotropical spiny rats)

  1. Any rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the Caribbean.
    Synonyms:
    echimyid

Synonyms of Neotropical spiny rat

Forms of Neotropical spiny rat

pluralNeotropical spiny rats

Questions about Neotropical spiny rat

What does Neotropical spiny rat mean?
Neotropical spiny rat means any rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the Caribbean.
What part of speech is Neotropical spiny rat?
Neotropical spiny rat is a noun.
What is the plural of Neotropical spiny rat?
The plural of Neotropical spiny rat is Neotropical spiny rats.

Words near Neotropical spiny rat in the dictionary

  1. neotribalism
  2. neotropic
  3. neotropical
  4. neotropical silverside
  5. neotropical silversides
  6. Neotropical spiny rat
  7. Neotropical spiny rats
  8. neotropics
  9. neottiophilid
  10. neottiophilids
  11. neotypal

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