Malagasy rat

noun

Any rat-like rodent of the subfamilies Nesomyinae, Cricetomyinae, and Mystromyinae, native to Madagascar.

Meanings

nounMalagasy rat (plural Malagasy rats)

plural Malagasy rats

  1. Any rat-like rodent of the subfamilies Nesomyinae, Cricetomyinae, and Mystromyinae, native to Madagascar.
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