roo ratn.

Brit.

/ˈruː rat/, U.S.

/ˈru ˌræt/

Forms: 1900s– roo rat, 1900s– 'roo rat.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roo n.², rat n.¹

Etymology: < roo n.² + rat n.¹, after kangaroo-rat n.

colloquial.

1. Australian. A rat kangaroo (family Potoroidae). Cf. kangaroo-rat n. 1. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1924 Mail (Adelaide) 1 Nov. 2/5 Kangaroo rats were very plentiful in that district, and frequently in the early morning, when I went to collect the catch, the tin contained a large 'roo rat.

1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxxii. 212 Hungrily she..satisfied her craving for land flesh. Kangaroo, wallaby..flying fox, 'roo rat, porcupine.

1994 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 25 Sept. 19 Mr Stephens jots down notes on life in the trees and a colony of small roo rats keeps him company during the small hours.

2. U.S. = kangaroo-rat n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Heteromyidae (kangaroo-rat or mouse)

kangaroo mouse1867

kangaroo-rat1891

roo rat1966

1966 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 13 Mar. 4/6 There is a Roo Rat Society which was founded May 18, 1963, on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.

1992 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 12 July Clever and adorable by all accounts, roo rats resemble gerbils.

2001 P. A. Johnsgard Nature of Nebraska vi. 89 Chasing ‘roo-rats’ with butterfly nets and a flashlight under pitch-dark conditions was an eclectic, elective sport at our biological field station for many years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roo rat
释义	roo ratn. Brit. /ˈruː rat/, U.S. /ˈru ˌræt/ Forms: 1900s– roo rat, 1900s– 'roo rat. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roo n.², rat n.¹ Etymology: < roo n.² + rat n.¹, after kangaroo-rat n. colloquial. 1. Australian. A rat kangaroo (family Potoroidae). Cf. kangaroo-rat n. 1. Now rare. ΚΠ 1924 Mail (Adelaide) 1 Nov. 2/5 Kangaroo rats were very plentiful in that district, and frequently in the early morning, when I went to collect the catch, the tin contained a large 'roo rat. 1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxxii. 212 Hungrily she..satisfied her craving for land flesh. Kangaroo, wallaby..flying fox, 'roo rat, porcupine. 1994 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 25 Sept. 19 Mr Stephens jots down notes on life in the trees and a colony of small roo rats keeps him company during the small hours. 2. U.S. = kangaroo-rat n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Heteromyidae (kangaroo-rat or mouse) kangaroo mouse1867 kangaroo-rat1891 roo rat1966 1966 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 13 Mar. 4/6 There is a Roo Rat Society which was founded May 18, 1963, on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. 1992 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 12 July Clever and adorable by all accounts, roo rats resemble gerbils. 2001 P. A. Johnsgard Nature of Nebraska vi. 89 Chasing ‘roo-rats’ with butterfly nets and a flashlight under pitch-dark conditions was an eclectic, elective sport at our biological field station for many years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924
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