Cotton rat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
    Sigmodon hispidus.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a long-haired rat (Sigmodon hispidus), native of the Southern United States and Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the crop.

Webster 1913