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wood rat

Definition:

any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

Class:

animal noun

Plural:

wood rats

Type of:

rodent » placental » mammal » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing

Member of:

Cricetidae » Myomorpha » Rodentia » Eutheria » Mammalia » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

dusky-footed wood rat | eastern woodrat | packrat | vole

Synonym:

wood-rat

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