cane rat
Britishnoun
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Also called (in W Africa): cutting grass. a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent, Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae
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a similar but smaller species, T. gregorianus
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At her stall the parts of the great cane rat —smoked and salted for preservation — fetch as much as $30.
From US News • Oct. 29, 2014
Interestingly, cane rat is bushmeat and is often traded as such.
From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2011
It was only a cane rat watching the fire with glittering black eyes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“He turned her from a hyena to a cane rat and then to a blackjack bush. I threw it into the fire.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Large rodents, like the porcupine and cane rat, are numerous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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