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rock rat

rock rat noun: zyzomys, an Australian genus.

Noun

rock rat (plural rock rats)

  1. Zyzomys, an Australian genus
  2. Aethomys, of Africa
    Synonyms:
    bush rat, rock mouse
  3. Petromyscus, a southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae (more frequently referred to as rock mice)
  4. Aconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile, of the family Octodontidae
  5. Petromus, an African genus often called dassie rats, of the family Petromuridae
  6. Laonastes, a genus from Laos, of the family Diatomyidae

Synonyms of rock rat

Forms of rock rat

pluralrock rats

Words formed from rock rat

Questions about rock rat

What does rock rat mean?
Rock rat means zyzomys, an Australian genus.
What part of speech is rock rat?
Rock rat is a noun.
What is the plural of rock rat?
The plural of rock rat is rock rats.

Words near rock rat in the dictionary

  1. rock ptarmigans
  2. Rock Quarry
  3. rock rabbit
  4. rock rabbits
  5. Rock Rapids
  6. rock rat
  7. rock rats
  8. rock record
  9. rock records
  10. Rock River
  11. rock rose

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