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House rat

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black ratnounA common species of rat, Rattus rattus, originating anciently in Asia but now distributed worldwide.
sewer ratnounThe brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).
field ratnounA rat of any of several species:
hanoverian ratnounThe brown rat, Rattus norvegicus.
brown ratnounA rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.
norway ratnounThe brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).
tree ratnoun(derogatory) A squirrel.
'ratnoun(chiefly informal) Ellipsis of muskrat. [A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.]
rock ratnounCertain members of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, those in:
blind ratnounmole rat
fancy ratnounA domesticated brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common as a pet.
laboratory ratnounA rat used in a laboratory for scientific experiments
plague ratnounA rat which acts as a vector of the plague; a sewer rat.
grass ratnounAny rodent of the genus Arvicanthis
royal ratnounpaca (the rodent)
sand ratnounAny of the rodents in the genus Psammomys, related to gerbils.
rice ratnounA rat of the species Oryzomys palustris, found in rice fields and grassy marshes of Mexico, Central America and the southern United States.
woodratnounA packrat (kind of rodent).
mole ratnounAlternative spelling of mole-rat. [Any of the family Bathyergidae of burrowing rodents.]
polynesian ratnounRattus exulans, the third most numerous species of rat on Earth.

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