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Tate's shrew rat

Tate's shrew rat noun: tateomys rhinogradoides, a rodent in the family Muridae, found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Noun

Tate's shrew rat (plural Tate's shrew rats)

  1. Tateomys rhinogradoides, a rodent in the family Muridae, found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Forms of Tate's shrew rat

pluralTate's shrew rats

Origin of Tate's shrew rat

Named after American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate.

Questions about Tate's shrew rat

What does Tate's shrew rat mean?
Tate's shrew rat means tateomys rhinogradoides, a rodent in the family Muridae, found only in central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
What part of speech is Tate's shrew rat?
Tate's shrew rat is a noun.
What is the plural of Tate's shrew rat?
The plural of Tate's shrew rat is Tate's shrew rats.

Words near Tate's shrew rat in the dictionary

  1. Tatchell
  2. tatches
  3. tate
  4. Tate County
  5. Tate's Cairn
  6. Tate's shrew rat
  7. Tate's three-striped dasyure
  8. tatee
  9. tatees
  10. tategyoji
  11. Tatem

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