"bush rat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bush rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bush rat (plural bush rats)
  1. (Australia) Any of various rat-sized rodents and marsupials, especially local species of Rattus. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Murids
    Sense id: en-bush_rat-en-noun-SVzQteRG Disambiguation of Murids: 47 53 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. The rodent, Rattus fuscipes, of coastal eastern and southern Australia. Categories (lifeform): Murids
    Sense id: en-bush_rat-en-noun-viLxC-k5 Disambiguation of Murids: 47 53

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