rock rat
noun› Certain members of the subfamily Murinae in…
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Zyzomys, an Australian genus
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Aethomys, of Africa
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Petromyscus, a southwestern African genus in the subfamily Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae (more frequently referred to as rock mice)
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Aconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile, of the family Octodontidae
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Petromus, an African genus often called dassie rats, of the family Petromuridae
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Laonastes, a genus from Laos, of the family Diatomyidae
- Synonyms
- bush rat, rock mouse
- Derived terms
- Laotian rock rat, Namaqua rock rat