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Water rat

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat. US

    "Otters are even harder to spot; the coypu, a North American water rat, is more commonly seen."

  2. 2
    any of various amphibious rats wordnet
  3. 3
    A water mouse, especially, the rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster. Australia

    ""There [...] you will find the water-hole that is sacred to Biggoon, the giant water rat.""

  4. 4
    common large Eurasian vole wordnet
  5. 5
    A European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris). informal
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  1. 6
    a person who enjoys being in or on the water wordnet
  2. 7
    A petty thief or waterfront ruffian. US, slang
  3. 8
    A person fond of water sports. slang
  4. 9
    A member of the water police. Australia, slang

Etymology

From water + rat. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterrotte, West Frisian wetterrôt, Dutch waterrat, German Low German Waterrötte, Waterrött, German Wasserratte, Danish vandrotte, Swedish vattenråtta, Icelandic vatnsrotta.

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