(US) Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially ; the muskrat.
Otters are even harder to spot; the coypu, a North American water rat, is more commonly seen.
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(Australia) A water mouse, especially, the rakali, .
"There [...] you will find the water-hole that is sacred to Biggoon, the giant water rat."
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(informal) A European water vole (, formerly ).
Otters are even harder to spot; the coypu, a North American water rat, is more commonly seen.
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