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wood-rat vs trade rat

trade rat vs wood-rat

wood-rat and trade rat both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood-rat Yes No No No
trade rat Yes No No No
As nouns, trade rat is a hyponym of wood-rat; that is, trade rat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wood-rat:
  • wood-rat: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the Northern Hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
  • trade rat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
wood-rat (noun) trade rat (noun)
any of various small short-tailed rodents of the Northern Hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
Difference between wood-rat and trade rat

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