RATTUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Rattus mean? • RATTUS (noun)
The noun RATTUS has 1 sense:
1. common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
Familiarity information: RATTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RATTUS (noun)
Meaning:
Common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Rattus; Rattus
Hypernyms ("Rattus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Rattus"):
brown rat; Norway rat; Rattus norvegicus (common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide)
black rat; Rattus rattus; roof rat (common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide)
Holonyms ("Rattus" is a member of...):
family Muridae; Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)
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