- subfamily Hydromyinae
- nounwater rats of Australia and New Guinea• Syn: ↑Hydromyinae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family• Member Holonyms: ↑Muridae, ↑family Muridae• Member Meronyms: ↑Hydromys, ↑genus Hydromys
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subfamily Hydromyinae
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Hydromyinae — noun water rats of Australia and New Guinea • Syn: ↑subfamily Hydromyinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Muridae, ↑family Muridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of mammals of South Australia — This is a list of mammals of South Australia. It includes all mammals recorded in South Australia since European settlement, including some known only from subfossil remains, and including naturalised alien species.Except where otherwise… … Wikipedia
family Muridae — noun originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches • Syn: ↑Muridae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Muroidea, ↑superfamily Muroidea … Useful english dictionary
genus Hydromys — noun water rats • Syn: ↑Hydromys • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydromyinae, ↑subfamily Hydromyinae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hydromys — noun water rats • Syn: ↑genus Hydromys • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydromyinae, ↑subfamily Hydromyinae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Muridae — noun originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches • Syn: ↑family Muridae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Muroidea, ↑superfamily Muroidea … Useful english dictionary
water rat — 1. any of various rodents having aquatic habits. 2. the muskrat, Ondatra zibethica. 3. (in Australia and New Guinea) any of the aquatic rats of the subfamily Hydromyinae, esp. of the genus Hydromys. 4. Slang. a vagrant or thief who frequents a… … Universalium
Earless Water Rat — Temporal range: Recent Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1] … Wikipedia
