wood rat DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 — Obs.
an aquatic rodent, Ondatra zibethica, common to many parts of North America and widely trapped for its valuable fur.
See also: muskrat (def. 1)
2
a rat of the genus Neotoma whose habitat is the bush, as the bushy-tailed wood rat.
See also: bushy-tailed wood rat