cane rat

British  

noun

1. Also called (in W Africa): cutting grass.  a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent, Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae

2. a similar but smaller species, T. gregorianus

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Example Sentences

“He turned her from a hyena to a cane rat and then to a blackjack bush. I threw it into the fire.”

From Literature

It was only a cane rat watching the fire with glittering black eyes.

From Literature

The form of the cane rat wavered.

From Literature

“George Gao was convinced we were going to implicate a cane rat,” Dr. Lipkin said.

From New York Times

Its ingredients are the leaf of the cocoyam plant; dried mudfish, tilapia or other river fish; mushrooms; snails; onions; ginger; garlic; and sometimes grasscutter, the cane rat, which my mother says “adds gamy flavor for those who like it.”

From New York Times