pouched rat

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Noun1.Pouched rat - burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouchespouched rat - burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
pocket gopher, gopher
pocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouches
family Geomyidae, Geomyidae - North American pocket gophers
Geomys bursarius, plains pocket gopher - gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
Geomys pinetis, southeastern pocket gopher - gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida
Thomomys bottae, valley pocket gopher - of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides - greyish to brown gopher of western and central United States
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The African Giant pouch rat belongs to the order Rodentia, superfamily Muroidea, family Nesomyidae, subfamily Cricetomyinae, genus Cricetomys, species gambianus, Binomial name: C.
Amino acids profile of the fancy meats of the African Giant Pouch Rat (Cricetomys gambianus)

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