English Explanatory Dictionary

water mouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes.
Xeromys myoides

Word forms

water mouse water mice water-mouse watermouse

Etymology

From Middle English water mous, watermowse, equivalent to water + mouse.

Synonyms

water rat

Related words

rakali

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