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rabbit-rat

rabbit-rat noun: any of three species of rodents of the genus Conilurus, of Australia, New Guinea, and Melville Island, two of which are now extinct.

Noun

rabbit-rat (plural rabbit-rats)

  1. Any of three species of rodents of the genus Conilurus, of Australia, New Guinea, and Melville Island, two of which are now extinct.

Forms of rabbit-rat

pluralrabbit-rats

Questions about rabbit-rat

What does rabbit-rat mean?
Rabbit-rat means any of three species of rodents of the genus Conilurus, of Australia, New Guinea, and Melville Island, two of which are now extinct.
What part of speech is rabbit-rat?
Rabbit-rat is a noun.
What is the plural of rabbit-rat?
The plural of rabbit-rat is rabbit-rats.

Words near rabbit-rat in the dictionary

  1. rabbit-o
  2. rabbit-oh
  3. rabbit-ohs
  4. rabbit-os
  5. rabbit-proof
  6. rabbit-rat
  7. rabbit-rats
  8. rabbitat
  9. rabbitberries
  10. rabbitberry
  11. rabbitbrush

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