English words for 'Polynesian rat'
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noun
noun
- Rattus tiomanicus: Malayan field rat.
- Rattus nitidus: Himalayan field rat.
- Ratus exulans, found in the Pacific islands.
- Rattus rattus argentiventer, found in the tropics.
- Maxomys surifer (syn. Rattus surifer solaris).
- Rattus sordidus (syn. Rattus conatus), a burrowing species that forms underground colonies, found in Australia.
- Rattus tunneyi, found in a variety of habitats, found in north and eastern Australia.
- Ricefield rat.
name
noun
- A Sulawesi spiny rats (Echiothrix).
- A Ryukyu spiny rats (Tokudaia).
- Any member of two species of genus Rattus.
- Any member of the species of genus Maxomys (sometimes considered a subgenus of Rattus).
- 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.
noun
- A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America
- A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa.
- (historical, slang) A wandering prospector.
- (historical, slang) A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.
- A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
- A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia
- any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
noun
- any of various amphibious rats
- a person who enjoys being in or on the water
- common large Eurasian vole
- (US) Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat.
- (informal) A European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris).
- (slang) A person fond of water sports.
- (slang, Australia) A member of the water police.
- (US, slang) A petty thief or waterfront ruffian.
- (Australia) A water mouse, especially, the rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster.
noun
- Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis).
- Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.
- A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
- Any of the genus Tachyoryctes of rodents.
- A blind mole-rat, also called fossorial mole-rats or subterranean mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae).
- short-tailed mole-rat (Nesokia indica).
- A zokor (only sometimes called mole-rats)
noun
- (zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- (military, slang) A ration.
- (UK, north-west London, slang, vulgar) Vagina, vulva.
- (nautical, regional) A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- (informal) A person who is known for betrayal.
- (informal) An informant or snitch.
- (informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- (slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- (chiefly informal) Ellipsis of muskrat.
- (regional) A scratch or a score.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority
- a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
- someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
verb
- (of a dog, etc.) To hunt or kill rats.
- (informal, intransitive) To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (regional) To scratch or score.
- (chiefly US) To backcomb (hair).
- (intransitive) To betray a political party, cause or principle; to betray someone, to desert a person or thing.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities.
- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- give away information about somebody
- take the place of work of someone on strike
- employ scabs or strike breakers in
- desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- catch rats, especially with dogs
noun
- Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot)
- Bistorta officinalis (common bistort)
- Plantago major
- Rauvolfia serpentina (Indian snakeroot).
- Eryngium cuneifolium
- Asarum canadense (Canadian snakeroot)
- Eupatorium spp.
- Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas.
- Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)
- any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
- a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
noun
- agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
- A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
noun
adj
noun
noun
- A bandicoot rat; any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.
- Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.
- any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
verb
noun
noun
- Rattus tiomanicus: Malayan field rat.
- Rattus nitidus: Himalayan field rat.
- Ratus exulans, found in the Pacific islands.
- Rattus rattus argentiventer, found in the tropics.
- Maxomys surifer (syn. Rattus surifer solaris).
- Rattus sordidus (syn. Rattus conatus), a burrowing species that forms underground colonies, found in Australia.
- Rattus tunneyi, found in a variety of habitats, found in north and eastern Australia.
- Ricefield rat.
noun
- A Sulawesi spiny rats (Echiothrix).
- A Ryukyu spiny rats (Tokudaia).
- Any member of two species of genus Rattus.
- Any member of the species of genus Maxomys (sometimes considered a subgenus of Rattus).
- 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.
noun
- A kangaroo rat (genus Dipodomys) from North America
- A jerboa, including those of species Jaculus orientalis and Jaculus jaculus (lesser Egyptian jerboa), which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa.
- (historical, slang) A wandering prospector.
- (historical, slang) A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.
- A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
- A gerbil (subfamily Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa and Asia
- any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
noun
- any of various amphibious rats
- a person who enjoys being in or on the water
- common large Eurasian vole
- (US) Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat.
- (informal) A European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris).
- (slang) A person fond of water sports.
- (slang, Australia) A member of the water police.
- (US, slang) A petty thief or waterfront ruffian.
- (Australia) A water mouse, especially, the rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster.
noun
- Indian mole-rat (Bandicota bengalensis).
- Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.
- A naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
- Any of the genus Tachyoryctes of rodents.
- A blind mole-rat, also called fossorial mole-rats or subterranean mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae).
- short-tailed mole-rat (Nesokia indica).
- A zokor (only sometimes called mole-rats)
noun
- (zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- (military, slang) A ration.
- (UK, north-west London, slang, vulgar) Vagina, vulva.
- (nautical, regional) A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- (informal) A person who is known for betrayal.
- (informal) An informant or snitch.
- (informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- (slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- (chiefly informal) Ellipsis of muskrat.
- (regional) A scratch or a score.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority
- a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
- someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
verb
- (of a dog, etc.) To hunt or kill rats.
- (informal, intransitive) To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (regional) To scratch or score.
- (chiefly US) To backcomb (hair).
- (intransitive) To betray a political party, cause or principle; to betray someone, to desert a person or thing.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities.
- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- give away information about somebody
- take the place of work of someone on strike
- employ scabs or strike breakers in
- desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- catch rats, especially with dogs
noun
- Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot)
- Bistorta officinalis (common bistort)
- Plantago major
- Rauvolfia serpentina (Indian snakeroot).
- Eryngium cuneifolium
- Asarum canadense (Canadian snakeroot)
- Eupatorium spp.
- Any member of the genus Ageratina of perennials and rounded shrubs from the sunflower family, growing mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas.
- Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)
- any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
- a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
noun
- agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
- A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
noun
adj
noun
noun
- A bandicoot rat; any of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of rat-like rodents of southeast Asia.
- Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.
- any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
verb
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