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Definition of Rattus rattus
1. Noun. Common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattus Rattus
Literary usage of Rattus rattus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, Bennett J. Cohen, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... rat (Rattus norvegicus), and the roof rat (Rattus rattus rattus), were
distributed worldwide by explorers and colonists during the sixteenth century. ..."
2. Outlines of Economic Zoölogy by Albert Moore Reese (1919)
"Less common are the black rat, Rattus rattus rattus, and the roof rat, Rattus
rattus alexandrinus. The latter two are somewhat smaller than the former, ..."
3. Rice in Laos by J M Schiller, International Rice Research Institute (2006)
"The third member of the Rattus rattus complex found in Laos was previously listed
under the name Rattus ..."
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