noun
water rats
• Syn: ↑genus Hydromys
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hydromyinae, ↑subfamily Hydromyinae
• Member Meronyms: ↑beaver rat
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌmis\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of myomorph rodents comprising the Australian beaver rats
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Hydromys /hīˈdrō-mis/ noun
(Gr mȳs mouse) an Australasian genus of aquatic rodents
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Main Entry: ↑hydro-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.