wood rat
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(noun) any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) |
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Synonyms: woodrat |
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Related Words: Neotoma cinerea, Neotoma floridana, bushytail woodrat, eastern woodrat, field mouse, gnawer, gnawing animal, pack rat, packrat, rodent, trade rat, vole |
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