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cotton rat
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cotton rat - destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central AmericaSigmodon hispidusgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawinggenus Sigmodon, Sigmodon - American cotton rats |
Cotton Rat
A popular animal model first used in polio research, which is a model of choice for research in measles—paramyxovirus—herpes simplex, influenza—orthomyxovirus—HIV-1, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus-based gene replacement researchcotton rat
Related to cotton rat: Sigmodon hispidusSynonyms for cotton ratnoun destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central AmericaSynonymsRelated Words- gnawer
- rodent
- genus Sigmodon
- Sigmodon
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