# water-rat

**Pronunciation:** WATER-RAT

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Water-rat means alternative form of water rat. [(US) Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially....

## Examples

- The article uses water-rat to mean (zoology) Alternative form of water rat. [(US) Any of various aquatic or....
- The teacher asked students to find water-rat in the reading.
- Check the words around water-rat to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the water-rat — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a water-rat.
- water-rat in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked water-rat in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- water-rat example — The teacher gave a water-rat example.
- water-rat meaning — We checked the water-rat meaning before moving on.

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