wood rat
Origin of wood rat
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How to use wood rat in a sentence
A new subspecies of wood rat (Neotoma) from northeastern Mexico.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanWhen Longhead returned in the evening he was treated to a surprise—supper of two courses, broiled wood-rat and roasted carrot.
Longhead: The Story of the First Fire | C. H. RobinsonHe heard the scurrying flight of a starved wood-rat, a flutter of loose papers, and then the silence of death fell about him.
The Country Beyond | James Oliver CurwoodThe wood rat and magpie will steal every imaginable article about a house, carry it away and secrete it.
He is a most lovely wood-rat, and all his ways are ways of gentleness.
The Story of Opal | Opal Whiteley
British Dictionary definitions for wood rat
another name for pack rat
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