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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
water rat
noun
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▪ Wet as a water rat, she sat hugging her knees.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
water rat

Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n.

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent ( Ondatra zibethica formerly Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, ondatra, and sometimes water rat.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The musk shrew.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) The desman.

Wiktionary
water rat

n. 1 (context US English) Any of various rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially (taxlink Neofiber alleni species noshow=1); the muskrat. 2 (context Australia English) The rakali, (taxlink Hydromys chrysogaster species noshow=1). 3 (context informal English) The European water vole, ''Arvicola amphibius'', formerly ''Arvicola terrestris''. 4 (context US slang English) A petty thief or waterfront ruffian. 5 (context slang English) A person fond of water sports. 6 (context slang Australia English) A member of the water police.

WordNet
water rat

  1. n. a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: water dog]

  2. common large Eurasian vole [syn: water vole, Arvicola amphibius]

  3. any of various amphibious rats

Wikipedia
Water Rat

Water Rat(s) may refer to:

Animals

Water rat is a common name for several unrelated semiaquatic rodents, including:

  • Amphinectomys savamis, found in Peru
  • European water vole, found in north and central Europe and Russia
  • Nectomys, found in South America
  • Rakali, found in Australia and New Guinea
  • Round-tailed muskrat, found in the United States
  • Xeromys, one species from northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Other
  • Water Rats (TV series), an Australian police procedural drama originally airing from 1996 to 2001 and focusing on the Sydney Water Police
  • The Grand Order of Water Rats, an entertainment industry charity based in London, England
  • The Rat zodiac sign is associated with the element of water
  • The nickname of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division
  • Ratty (water vole), a character in the novel The Wind in the Willows
  • De Walrot, Zaanstreek, a windmill moved to IJlst, Friesland in 1828
  • Monto Water Rats, a music venue in London