"water mouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water mice [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English water mous, watermowse, equivalent to water + mouse. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|water mous}} Middle English water mous, {{m|enm|watermowse}} watermowse, {{af|en|water|mouse}} water + mouse Head templates: {{en-noun|water mice}} water mouse (plural water mice)
  1. (zoology) Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Murids Synonyms: water rat, water-mouse, watermouse Related terms: rakali
    Sense id: en-water_mouse-en-noun-SLTLMlDR Disambiguation of Murids: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 99 1 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 98 2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. Xeromys myoides
    Sense id: en-water_mouse-en-noun-GLfe5JYN

Inflected forms

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