rock rat
English
Noun
rock rat (plural rock rats)
- Certain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae:
- Zyzomys, an Australian genus
- Aethomys, of Africa
- Petromyscus, a southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae (though these are more frequently referred to as rock mice)
- Aconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile, of the family Octodontidae:
- Petromus, an African genus often called dassie rats, of the family Petromuridae
- Laonastes, a genus from Laos, of the family Diatomyidae
Synonyms
- (Aethomys): bush rat, rock mouse
References
rock rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- art rock, tarrock