rock ratn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk rat/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌræt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, rat n.¹

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + rat n.¹

†a. A rodent-like animal inhabiting rocky areas in the Middle East (not identified). Obsolete.Perhaps a marmot (genus Marmota) or a rock hyrax ( Procavia).

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1702 H. Ross tr. C. Le Cène Ess. New Transl. Bible (new ed.) ii. iii. 56 Arabia and Palestin did abound with a kind of Animal which may not improperly be called a Rock-rat.

1816 J. Hewlett Comm. & Annot. Holy Script. III. xxx. 45 Instead of ‘coneys’, or ‘rabbits’, some commentators are of the opinion, that the bear-mouse, the mountain-mouse, the rock-rat, or the ashkoko.., is here meant.

b. Any of various rodents of the family Muridae inhabiting rocky areas; spec. †(a) = rock mouse n. 1(a) (obsolete); (b) any of several Australian thick-tailed rats constituting the genus Zyzomys; (c) any of several African bush rats constituting the genus Aethomys (also called rock mouse).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > other types of mouse or rat

rock rat1781

Otomys1834

rabbit rat1837

deer-mouse1840

bamboo rat1881

muskrat1884

sigmodont1884

grasshopper mouse1888

veld rat1905

striped mouse1932

Sprague-Dawley1951

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Mus or mouse > other types of

rock rat1781

rock mouse1843

pouched mouse1853

coffee-rat1859

bush-rat1867

brown-footed rat1884

rex1928

1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. 450 Rock Rat, Mus Saxatilis.

1801 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. II. 72 The Mus Saxatilis or Rock Rat was first described by Dr. Pallas.

1970 W. D. L. Ride Guide Native Mammals Austral. ix. 148 Adults of these rock-rats are easily recognized because they have thick tails.

1983 R. M. Nowak & J. L. Paradiso Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 4) II. 728/1 Genus Aethomys Thomas, 1915. Bush Rats, Rock Rats. There are two subgenera and nine species.

1997 Jrnl. Royal Soc. W. Austral. 80 159 No mammals appear to be restricted to granite outcrops, although a number are rock specialists (e.g. rock wallabies.., rock rats.., [etc.]).

2. Any of several rat-like rodents of other families inhabiting rocky areas; spec. (a) the dassie rat, Petromus typicus (family Petromuridae), of southern Africa; (b) either of two burrowing South American rodents constituting the genus Aconaemys (family Octodontidae).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Octodontidae

Octodon1832

octodont1890

rock rat1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Rock-rat, an African rodent of the genus Petromys, P. typicus.

1962 M. Burton Syst. Dict. Mammals of World 99 Rock Rat (Petromus typicus), of S.W. Africa, rat-like in size and colour, bushy tail.

1964 E. P. Walker et al. Mammals of World II. 1045/2 Rock rats [sc. Aconaemys] are active beneath the snow in winter.

1984 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals II. 703/3 Cane rats and the African rock rat are African rodents sufficiently distinctive to be placed in families of their own.

1991 Lat. Amer. Antiq. 2 94 (table) Octodontidae: degu, coruro, and rock rats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock rat
释义	rock ratn. Brit. /ˈrɒk rat/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌræt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, rat n.¹ Etymology: < rock n.¹ + rat n.¹ 1. †a. A rodent-like animal inhabiting rocky areas in the Middle East (not identified). Obsolete.Perhaps a marmot (genus Marmota) or a rock hyrax ( Procavia). ΚΠ 1702 H. Ross tr. C. Le Cène Ess. New Transl. Bible (new ed.) ii. iii. 56 Arabia and Palestin did abound with a kind of Animal which may not improperly be called a Rock-rat. 1816 J. Hewlett Comm. & Annot. Holy Script. III. xxx. 45 Instead of ‘coneys’, or ‘rabbits’, some commentators are of the opinion, that the bear-mouse, the mountain-mouse, the rock-rat, or the ashkoko.., is here meant. b. Any of various rodents of the family Muridae inhabiting rocky areas; spec. †(a) = rock mouse n. 1(a) (obsolete); (b) any of several Australian thick-tailed rats constituting the genus Zyzomys; (c) any of several African bush rats constituting the genus Aethomys (also called rock mouse). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > other types of mouse or rat rock rat1781 Otomys1834 rabbit rat1837 deer-mouse1840 bamboo rat1881 muskrat1884 sigmodont1884 grasshopper mouse1888 veld rat1905 striped mouse1932 Sprague-Dawley1951 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Mus or mouse > other types of rock rat1781 rock mouse1843 pouched mouse1853 coffee-rat1859 bush-rat1867 brown-footed rat1884 rex1928 1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. 450 Rock Rat, Mus Saxatilis. 1801 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. II. 72 The Mus Saxatilis or Rock Rat was first described by Dr. Pallas. 1970 W. D. L. Ride Guide Native Mammals Austral. ix. 148 Adults of these rock-rats are easily recognized because they have thick tails. 1983 R. M. Nowak & J. L. Paradiso Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 4) II. 728/1 Genus Aethomys Thomas, 1915. Bush Rats, Rock Rats. There are two subgenera and nine species. 1997 Jrnl. Royal Soc. W. Austral. 80 159 No mammals appear to be restricted to granite outcrops, although a number are rock specialists (e.g. rock wallabies.., rock rats.., [etc.]). 2. Any of several rat-like rodents of other families inhabiting rocky areas; spec. (a) the dassie rat, Petromus typicus (family Petromuridae), of southern Africa; (b) either of two burrowing South American rodents constituting the genus Aconaemys (family Octodontidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Octodontidae Octodon1832 octodont1890 rock rat1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Rock-rat, an African rodent of the genus Petromys, P. typicus. 1962 M. Burton Syst. Dict. Mammals of World 99 Rock Rat (Petromus typicus), of S.W. Africa, rat-like in size and colour, bushy tail. 1964 E. P. Walker et al. Mammals of World II. 1045/2 Rock rats [sc. Aconaemys] are active beneath the snow in winter. 1984 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals II. 703/3 Cane rats and the African rock rat are African rodents sufficiently distinctive to be placed in families of their own. 1991 Lat. Amer. Antiq. 2 94 (table) Octodontidae: degu, coruro, and rock rats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702
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