"spiny rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spiny rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spiny rat (plural spiny rats)
  1. Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines. Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs, Murids Derived forms: Central Sulawesi spiny rat (taxonomic: Echiothrix centrosa), large New Guinea spiny rat (taxonomic: Rattus praetor), Mindanao spiny rat (taxonomic: Tarsomys echinatus), small spiny rat (taxonomic: Rattus steini), Sulawesi spiny rat (taxonomic: Echiothrix leucura) Related terms: spiny long-footed rat (alt: = Mindanao spiny rat), spiny tree-rat, tenrec Translations (rodent of the family Echimyidae): piikkirotta (Finnish), amerikanpiikkirotta (Finnish), échinomyie [feminine] (French), echimiidi [masculine, plural] (Italian)
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  2. Any murine rodent of the genus Maxomys (sometimes considered a subgenus of Rattus). Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs, Murids Translations (rodent of the genus Maxomys): idänokarotta (Finnish), aasianokarotta (Finnish), maxomys [masculine, plural] (Italian)
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  3. Any murine rodent of the genus Tokudaia. Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs, Murids Translations (rodent of the genus Tokudaia): japaninokahiiri (Finnish), muridi [masculine, plural] (Italian), tokudaia (Italian)
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  4. Any murine rodent of the genus Echiothrix. Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs, Murids Translations (rodent of the genus Echiothrix): sulawesinokarotta (Finnish), muridi [masculine, plural] (Italian), echiothrix [masculine, plural] (Italian)
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      "word": "piikkirotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rodent of the family Echimyidae",
      "word": "amerikanpiikkirotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rodent of the family Echimyidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "échinomyie"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rodent of the family Echimyidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "echimiidi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Maxomys",
      "word": "idänokarotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Maxomys",
      "word": "aasianokarotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Maxomys",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "maxomys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Tokudaia",
      "word": "japaninokahiiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Tokudaia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "muridi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Tokudaia",
      "word": "tokudaia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Echiothrix",
      "word": "sulawesinokarotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Echiothrix",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "muridi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rodent of the genus Echiothrix",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "echiothrix"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "spiny rat"
  ],
  "word": "spiny rat"
}

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