Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun water_rat

3 senses of water rat

Sense 1
water dog, water rat -- (a person who enjoys being in or on the water)
       => sailor, crewman -- (any member of a ship's crew)

Sense 2
water vole, water rat, Arvicola amphibius -- (common large Eurasian vole)
       => vole, field mouse -- (any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows)

Sense 3
water rat -- (any of various amphibious rats)
       => rodent, gnawer -- (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)