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cotton rat

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Noun1.cotton rat - destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
Sigmodon hispidus
gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
genus Sigmodon, Sigmodon - American cotton rats
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