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wood rat vs Neotoma cinerea

Neotoma cinerea vs wood rat

wood rat and Neotoma cinerea both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood rat Yes No No No
Neotoma cinerea Yes No No No
As nouns, Neotoma cinerea is a hyponym of wood rat; that is, Neotoma cinerea 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)
  • Neotoma cinerea: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
wood rat (noun) Neotoma cinerea (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 Neotoma cinerea

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