viscacha rat

noun

A South American rat-like rodent of the genera Octomys, Pipanacoctomys, and Tympanoctomys.

Meanings

nounviscacha rat (plural viscacha rats)

plural viscacha rats

  1. A South American rat-like rodent of the genera Octomys, Pipanacoctomys, and Tympanoctomys.

Translations

Finnish viskatsarotta
  • viskatsarottaSouth American rodent
German Viscacharatte
  • ViscacharatteSouth American rodent
Spanish vizcacha del monte, rata cola peluda
  • vizcacha del monteSouth American rodent
  • rata cola peludaSouth American rodent
Swedish viscacharåtta
  • viscacharåttaSouth American rodent
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APA

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Chicago

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