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Definition of
water rat noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
water rat
noun
/ˈwɔːtə ræt/
/ˈwɔːtər ræt/
(also
water vole
)
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an animal like a
rat
that swims and lives in a hole next to a river or lake
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