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RATTUS NORVEGICUS
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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
Sense 1
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)
Context examples
Rat breeds, belonging to the species Rattus norvegicus, that are commonly used as experimental organisms.
(Common Rattus Norvegicus Strains, NCI Thesaurus)
Originally from China and now ubiquitous, Rattus norvegicus is the founder strain for many strains of rat used in biomedical research today.
(BN, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
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