cotton rat
cotton rat · cotton rats
Any member of the rodent genus Sigmodon, that build their nests from cotton, and can…Any member of the rodent genus Sigmodon, that build their nests from cotton, and can damage cotton crops, found from the southwestern US to Surinam, Brazil, and Peru.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the rodent genus Sigmodon, that build their nests from cotton, and can damage cotton crops, found from the southwestern US to Surinam, Brazil, and Peru.
More definitions
- destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
Forms
plural: cotton rats| Singular | cotton rat |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America:Sigmodon hispidus
See also
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