another term for black rat, especially in South Asia
Example sentencesExamples
Sometimes predated nests were found with holes in the bottom part of the nest, which is typical for predation by house rats, Rattus rattus.
If there's one thing the present government can't stand, it's house rats.
As well as the beautiful scenery, the group had the chance to see dugongs, a cassowary and her stripy chicks, native rats - certainly larger than your average house rat - and wild pigs with their piglets.
Unlike house rats, these field rats exercise a lot and have strong muscles.
Through the development of the merchandise and shipping-traffic in the last centuries, the house-rat could spread above all as "ship-rat" world-wide.
Definition of house rat in US English:
house rat
noun
another term for black rat
Example sentencesExamples
Unlike house rats, these field rats exercise a lot and have strong muscles.
If there's one thing the present government can't stand, it's house rats.
As well as the beautiful scenery, the group had the chance to see dugongs, a cassowary and her stripy chicks, native rats - certainly larger than your average house rat - and wild pigs with their piglets.
Through the development of the merchandise and shipping-traffic in the last centuries, the house-rat could spread above all as "ship-rat" world-wide.
Sometimes predated nests were found with holes in the bottom part of the nest, which is typical for predation by house rats, Rattus rattus.