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| cyclonite |
an insoluble, crystalline, nitrogen compound used as an explosive or as rat poison. |
| fox snake |
a harmless rat snake, having a yellowish color with dark patches on the back. |
| grenadier |
any of a variety of deep-sea fishes having an elongated tapering tail without a tail fin; rat-tail. [1/2 definitions] |
| keeshond |
any of a breed of dog with thick black and gray hair and a tail that curls forward over the back, originally used as watchdogs and rat catchers on barges in Holland. |
| lordosis |
a mating posture of some female mammals, such as the rat, in which the back is arched downward. [1/3 definitions] |
| rat |
any of various animals resembling the rat. [1/4 definitions] |
| water rat |
any rat that lives on the bank of a river or pond. [1/2 definitions] |
| whisker |
one of the long hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of such animals as the cat or rat. [1/3 definitions] |
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