field rat

English

Noun

field rat (plural field rats)

  1. A rat of any of several species:
    Hypernym: rat
    Coordinate term: wharf rat
    1. Rattus sordidus (syn. Rattus conatus), a burrowing species that forms underground colonies, found in Australia.
    2. Rattus tunneyi, found in a variety of habitats, found in north and eastern Australia.
    3. Rattus nitidus: Himalayan field rat.
    4. Ratus exulans, found in the Pacific islands.
    5. Rattus rattus argentiventer, found in the tropics.
    6. Maxomys surifer (syn. Rattus surifer solaris).
    7. Rattus tiomanicus: Malayan field rat.
    8. Ricefield rat.

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References

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