spiny rat

American  

noun

1. any of various ratlike rodents of the genus Echimys, inhabiting forests of Central and South America, most having bristly fur.

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Example Sentences

One of the species, Tome's spiny rat, has also been implicated in other studies.

From Salon

While Tome's spiny rat is widely found in tropical forests in the Americas, it readily occupies regrowth and forest fragments.

From Salon

His longest sighting of a short-eared dog lasted about 20 seconds as it chased a spiny rat into a hollow log.

From New York Times

Among the finds were 124 species and eight subspecies believed to be new to science, like the spiny rat, whiptail lizard and orchid below.

From New York Times

“Bad Moose. Bad, bad, bad. American Spiny Rat, page 188.”

From Literature