Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tree rat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
tree rat
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many diverse rodents

noun

A squirrel.

Derogatory

Etymology

From tree + rat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tree rats (plural) tree-rat (alternative) treerat (alternative)

Phrases

black-footed tree rat black-tailed tree rat dark-tailed tree rat Fea's tree rat Flores giant tree rat giant tree rat golden-backed tree rat gray tree rat

Questions

What does tree rat mean?
Any of very many diverse rodents
Where does tree rat come from?
From tree + rat.

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