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vlei rat

vlei rat noun: any of various groove-toothed rats of the genus Otomys, found in sub-Saharan Africa.

vlei rat: any of various groove-toothed rats of the genus Otomys, found in sub-Saharan Africa
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Noun

vlei rat (plural vlei rats)

  1. Any of various groove-toothed rats of the genus Otomys, found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Forms of vlei rat

pluralvlei rats

Questions about vlei rat

What does vlei rat mean?
Vlei rat means any of various groove-toothed rats of the genus Otomys, found in sub-Saharan Africa.
What part of speech is vlei rat?
Vlei rat is a noun.
What is the plural of vlei rat?
The plural of vlei rat is vlei rats.

Words near vlei rat in the dictionary

  1. VLDBs
  2. VLDL
  3. VLDLs
  4. VLE
  5. vlei
  6. vlei rat
  7. vlei rats
  8. vleis
  9. VLEO
  10. VLEs
  11. vley

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