- genus Sigmodon
- nounAmerican cotton rats• Syn: ↑Sigmodon• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Cricetidae, ↑family Cricetidae• Member Meronyms: ↑cotton rat, ↑Sigmodon hispidus
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genus Sigmodon
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Sigmodon — noun American cotton rats • Syn: ↑genus Sigmodon • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cricetidae, ↑family Cricetidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sigmodon hispidus — noun destructive long haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America • Syn: ↑cotton rat • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Sigmodon, ↑genus Sigmodon … Useful english dictionary
Sigmodon hispidus — Rat Rat (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sigmodon — Sig·mo·don (sigґmə don) the cotton rats, a genus of rodents of the family Muridae found in warm regions of the Americas. S. hisґpidus of Florida and the Caribbean is a vector for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome … Medical dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Sigmodontini — Ratas de algodón Rango temporal: Plioceno temprano Reciente … Wikipedia Español
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