Neotropical spiny rat

noun

Any rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the Caribbean.

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Meanings

nounNeotropical spiny rat (plural Neotropical spiny rats)

plural Neotropical spiny rats

  1. Any rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the Caribbean.

    Synonyms: echimyid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny rodent of the family Echimyidae, native to most of Latin America, the West Indies, and the Caribbean.

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echimyid
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Neotropical spiny rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neotropical%20spiny%20rat

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