HyperDic: norway_rat

English > 1 sense of the expression Norway rat:
NOUNanimalNorway rat, brown rat, Rattus norvegicuscommon domestic rat
English > Norway rat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningCommon domestic rat; serious pest worldwide / worldwide.
Synonymsbrown rat, Rattus norvegicus
Member ofRattus, genus RattusCommon house rats
Narrowersewer ratbrown rat commonly found in sewers
wharf ratbrown rat that infests wharves
BroaderratAny of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger / larger than a mouse
Spanishrata común
CatalanRattus norvegicus

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict