| 单词 | cane-rat |
| 释义 | > as lemmascane-rat cane-rat n. any of several large African rodents, as Thryonomys swinderianus and Aulacodus s. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Thryonomyidae (cane rat) cane-rat1876 cutting grass1934 grass cutter1946 1876 H. Brooks Natal 116 The cane-rat or ground-rat, that feeds upon the sugar-canes, is properly more of a porcupine than a rat. 1934 Nature 7 Apr. 524/2 Another addition to the Zoo worthy of note is three young cane-rats (Aulacodus swinderianus) from West Africa. 1954 G. Durrell Bafut Beagles ii. 39 I could see we had caught a very large Cane Rat... It measured about two and a half feet in length, and was covered with a coarse brownish fur. It had a chubby, rather beaver-like face, small ears set close to the head, a thick naked tail and large naked feet. < as lemmas |
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