tree rat

noun

Any of very many diverse rodents

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Meanings

nountree rat (plural tree rats)

plural tree rats · alternative tree-rat · alternative treerat

  1. Any of very many diverse rodents
  2. derogatoryA squirrel.

Origin

From tree + rat.

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APA

tree rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20rat

MLA

“tree rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20rat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree rat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20rat.

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