- A deserter - A mouse-like rodent - Ben, the subject of Michael Jackson’s hit song of 1972, is a what? - Betray, ... on - Betrayer - Commuter treadmill, ... race - Deserter could become sailor if he returned
- Amphibious rodent - Large semi-aquatic rodent - Semi-aquatic rodent - Water-loving rodent - An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor. - The fur of the beaver. - A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
- Large burrowing rodent - A small South American rodent (Coelogenys paca), having
blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its
sides; the spotted cavy. It is nearly allied to the agouti and the
Guinea pig.
- Ground squirrel - Large burrowing rodent - Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European
marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the
higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European
species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck. - Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers
of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
- Acorn-gatherer - Bushy-tailed mammal - Squire holds right to large rodent - Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging
to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae.
Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong
hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species
live in burrows. - One of the small rollers of a carding machine which
work with the large cylinder.
- Silver fur said to be jaw freezer - Small rodent - Small rodent with soft grey fur and a long bushy tail - A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a
large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of
a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili. - The fur of the chinchilla. - A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
- Largest living rodent - A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara)
Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant
rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It
somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called
also cabiai and water hog.