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A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

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  1. n. A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.
  2. n. A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
  3. n. any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
  4. (a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
  5. n. any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous