Meanings
nouncrab-eating rat (plural crab-eating rats)
plural crab-eating rats
- Ichthyomys hydrobates, a species of rat found in northern South America.
Origin
Translations
German Gemeine Krabbenratte
- Gemeine KrabbenratteI. hydrobates
Korean 게잡이쥐
- 게잡이쥐 (gejabijwi)I. hydrobates
Polish krabojadek srebrnobrzuchy
- krabojadek srebrnobrzuchyI. hydrobates
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