"rock rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rock rat (plural rock rats)
  1. Certain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, those in:
    Zyzomys, an Australian genus
    Translations (member of Zyzomys): australiankalliorotta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rock_rat-en-noun-TE8pkj9M Disambiguation of 'member of Zyzomys': 43 8 13 14 15 8
  2. Certain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, those in:
    Aethomys, of Africa
    Synonyms (Aethomys): bush rat, rock mouse Derived forms: Laotian rock rat, Namaqua rock rat Translations (member of Aethomys): kalliorotta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rock_rat-en-noun-uEoQmtlZ Disambiguation of 'Aethomys': 12 48 8 9 13 9 Disambiguation of 'member of Aethomys': 13 44 8 10 14 10
  3. Petromyscus, a southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae (more frequently referred to as rock mice) Translations (member of Petromyscus): afrikankalliohiiri (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rock_rat-en-noun-ZQUkfVNb Disambiguation of 'member of Petromyscus': 4 4 92 0 0 0
  4. Aconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile, of the family Octodontidae: Translations (member of Aconaemys): kividegu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rock_rat-en-noun--kgxxCql Disambiguation of 'member of Aconaemys': 18 7 13 39 16 8
  5. Petromus, an African genus often called dassie rats, of the family Petromuridae Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs, Murids, Phiomorphs, Rodents Translations (member of Petromus): namibiankalliorotta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rock_rat-en-noun-br~cnJV~ Disambiguation of Caviomorphs: 12 15 12 11 40 11 Disambiguation of Murids: 12 15 12 11 40 11 Disambiguation of Phiomorphs: 12 15 12 11 40 11 Disambiguation of Rodents: 12 15 12 11 40 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 15 14 29 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 14 13 11 39 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 14 14 14 28 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 16 13 12 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 13 13 14 36 11 Disambiguation of 'member of Petromus': 13 10 9 11 46 11
  6. Laonastes, a genus from Laos, of the family Diatomyidae
    Sense id: en-rock_rat-en-noun-baBReNDQ

Inflected forms

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