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RATTUS NORVEGICUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Rattus norvegicus mean?

• RATTUS NORVEGICUS (noun)
The noun RATTUS NORVEGICUS has 1 sense:

1. common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

Familiarity information: RATTUS NORVEGICUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RATTUS NORVEGICUS (noun)

Sense 1

Rattus norvegicus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

brown rat; Norway rat; Rattus norvegicus

Hypernyms ("Rattus norvegicus" is a kind of...):

rat (any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Rattus norvegicus"):

wharf rat (brown rat that infests wharves)

sewer rat (brown rat commonly found in sewers)

Holonyms ("Rattus norvegicus" is a member of...):

genus Rattus; Rattus (common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)

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