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RATTUS RATTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rattus rattus mean? 

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

1. common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwideplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


RATTUS RATTUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

black rat; Rattus rattus; roof rat

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

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

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

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


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