cloud rat

noun

Any of the tribe Phloeomyini of arboreal, nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines.

Meanings

nouncloud rat (plural cloud rats)

plural cloud rats

  1. Any of the tribe Phloeomyini of arboreal, nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines.

    Synonyms: cloudrunner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the tribe Phloeomyini of arboreal, nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines.

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