spiny rat (English, noun)
expansion: spiny rat (plural spiny rats)
Senses:
glosses: Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae of Neotropical spiny rats, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.
glosses: Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
Any member of two species of genus Rattus.
glosses: Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
Any member of the species of genus Maxomys (sometimes considered a subgenus of Rattus).
glosses: Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
A Ryukyu spiny rats (Tokudaia).
glosses: Any of certain genera of family Muridae of rodents:
A Sulawesi spiny rats (Echiothrix).
Forms:
form: spiny rats
tags: plural