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WATER RAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various amphibious rats
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water rat" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water rat"):
beaver rat (amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Common large Eurasian vole
Synonyms:
Arvicola amphibius; water rat; water vole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("water rat" is a kind of...):
field mouse; vole (any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows)
Holonyms ("water rat" is a member of...):
Arvicola; genus Arvicola (in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who enjoys being in or on the water
Synonyms:
water dog; water rat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water rat" is a kind of...):
crewman; sailor (any member of a ship's crew)
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