"cotton rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cotton rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cotton rat (plural cotton rats)
  1. Any member of the rodent tribe Sigmodontini, that build their nests from cotton, and can damage cotton crops. Wikipedia link: cotton rat Categories (lifeform): Cricetids Derived forms: hispid cotton rat

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