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21Malagasy Giant Rat — Temporal range: Recent Conservation status …
22bandicoot rat — ▪ rodent any of five Asiatic species of rodents (rodent) closely associated with human populations. The greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) is the largest, weighing 0.5 to 1 kg (1.1 to 2.2 pounds). The shaggy, blackish brown body is 19 to… …
23Flores Giant Rat — Temporal range: Subrecent to Recent Holotypes of the Flores Giant Rat (below) and Papagomys theodorverhoeveni (above), with four diagnostic characteristics marked. Conservation status …
24Musky Rat-kangaroo — Musky Rat kangaroo[1] Conservation status …
25Ground rat — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
26ground rat — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
27The Fruit That Ate Itself — EP by Modest Mouse Released May 13, 1997 …
28American spiny rat — ▪ mammal family any of at least 80 nocturnal species of medium sized Central and South American rodents (rodent) that have a bristly coat of flat flexible spines, although a few have soft fur. Like “true” rats and mice (family Muridae), spiny… …
29bamboo rat — ▪ rodent any of four Asiatic species of burrowing, slow moving, nocturnal rodents (rodent). Bamboo rats have a robust, cylindrical body, small ears and eyes, and short, stout legs. The three species of Rhizomys are 23 to 50 cm (9.1 to 19.7… …
30dassie rat — ▪ rodent a medium sized rodent adapted to life among rocky outcrops in the desert hills and plateaus of southwestern Africa. The dassie rat weighs 170 to 300 grams (6 to 11 ounces) and has a squirrel like body 14 to 21 cm (5.5 to 8.3… …
