cane rat

noun

1. a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent, Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae Also called (in W Africa)cutting grass
2. a similar but smaller species, T. gregorianus

Example Sentences

“He turned her from a hyena to a cane rat and then to a blackjack bush. I threw it into the fire.”

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The cane rat came apart in shreds of air.

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It was only a cane rat watching the fire with glittering black eyes.

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The form of the cane rat wavered.

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“Baba Joseph drove Long Teats away. I saw it. First she was a giant hyena and then, when he broke the panga, she turned into a cane rat, and then she became a blackjack weed. I threw it into the fire.”

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