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bushtail(ed) rat 
a species of wood rat, Neotoma cinerea.
See also: bushy-tailed wood rat
- 1905 (1959) At the new halfway refuge I warned Jack to watch out for bushtail rats, but he did not pay much attention.
- 1958 The bush-tailed rats have since raised havoc, and empty flour sacks litter the dirt floor.
- 1905 (1959) At the new halfway refuge I warned Jack to watch out for bushtail rats, but he did not pay much attention.