- cane rat
- noun a large rat-like African rodent found in wetlands south of the Sahara. [Genus Thryonomys.]
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Cane rat — Cane rats Temporal range: Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
cane rat — ▪ rodent either of two species of large, stocky African rodent. Weighing up to 7 kg (more than 15 pounds), cane rats can grow to a length of 61 cm (24 inches), not including the scantily haired tail, which measures up to 26 cm. Cane rats… … Universalium
cane rat — noun Etymology: so called from its feeding on sugarcane 1. : a large ratlike African rodent (Thryonomys swinderianus or related species) that is related to the porcupine called also ground pig 2. : hutia * * * cane rat noun A tropical African rat … Useful english dictionary
cane rat — /ˈkeɪn ræt/ (say kayn rat) noun a large nocturnal rodent, Thryonomys swinderenianus, of Africa, resembling a rat …
Greater Cane Rat — Taxobox name = Greater Cane Rat status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = unknown regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia subordo = Hystricomorpha familia = Thryonomyidae genus = Thryonomys species = T.… … Wikipedia
Short-tailed Cane Rat — Taxobox | name = Short tailed Cane Rat status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Zygodontomys species = Z. brevicauda binomial = Zygodontomys… … Wikipedia
Lesser Cane Rat — Taxobox name = Lesser Cane Rat status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Thryonomyidae genus = Thryonomys species = T. gregorianus binomial = Thryonomys gregorianus… … Wikipedia
lesser cane rat — mažoji nendryninė žiurkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Thryonomys gregorianus angl. lesser cane rat vok. kleine Rohrratte rus. малая тростниковая крыса ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nendryninės… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
great cane rat — didžioji nendryninė žiurkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Thryonomys swinderianus angl. great cane rat vok. große Rohrratte rus. большая тростниковая крыса ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nendryninės… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Rat — Taxobox name = Rats fossil range = Early Pleistocene – Recent image width = 200px image caption = The common Brown Rat ( Rattus norvegicus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia superfamilia = Muroidea familia =… … Wikipedia
