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New Guinean rat

New Guinean rat noun: a rat of the species Rattus novaeguineae.

Noun

New Guinean rat (plural New Guinean rats)

  1. A rat of the species Rattus novaeguineae.

Forms of New Guinean rat

pluralNew Guinean rats

Origin of New Guinean rat

From New Guinean + rat.

Questions about New Guinean rat

What does New Guinean rat mean?
New Guinean rat means a rat of the species Rattus novaeguineae.
What part of speech is New Guinean rat?
New Guinean rat is a noun.
What is the plural of New Guinean rat?
The plural of New Guinean rat is New Guinean rats.

Words near New Guinean rat in the dictionary

  1. New Guinea flightless rails
  2. New Guinea Highlands
  3. New Guinea singing dog
  4. New Guinea singing dogs
  5. New Guinean
  6. New Guinean rat
  7. New Guinean rats
  8. New Guineans
  9. New Hall
  10. New Hampshire
  11. New Hampshirite

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