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Definition of Wood rat
1. Noun. Any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks).
Exact synonyms: Wood-rat
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Cricetidae, Family Cricetidae
Specialized synonyms: Dusky-footed Wood Rat, Field Mouse, Vole, Bushytail Woodrat, Neotoma Cinerea, Pack Rat, Packrat, Trade Rat, Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma Floridana
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Cricetidae, Family Cricetidae
Specialized synonyms: Dusky-footed Wood Rat, Field Mouse, Vole, Bushytail Woodrat, Neotoma Cinerea, Pack Rat, Packrat, Trade Rat, Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma Floridana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Wood Rat
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