water mouse
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English water mous, watermowse, equivalent to water + mouse.
Noun[edit]
water mouse (plural water mice)
- (zoology) Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes.
- Synonym: water rat
- Xeromys myoides
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “water mouse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.