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rock rats

rock rats is the plural of rock rat.

Meaning of rock rat

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

Questions about rock rats

What is rock rats the plural of?
Rock rats is the plural of rock rat.

Words near rock rats in the dictionary

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

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