An African rodent that frequents dense vegetation on swampy ground.
Three genera in the family Muridae, in particular the vole-like Otomys (also called vlei rat) and the slender Malacomys: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- Let us now address the swamp rat, which goes by the name of Nutria.
- A rat is a rat, unless it's a swamp rat, in which case it's called a nutria.