water-rat

A form of water rat — Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat.

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Meanings

nounwater-rat (plural water-rats)

plural water-rats

  1. alternativebiologyAlternative form of water rat.
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APA

water-rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-rat

MLA

“water-rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water-rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-rat.

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