NORWAY RAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide

Synonyms:

brown rat; Norway rat; Rattus norvegicus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Norway rat" 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 "Norway rat"):

wharf rat (brown rat that infests wharves)

sewer rat (brown rat commonly found in sewers)

Holonyms ("Norway rat" is a member of...):

genus Rattus; Rattus (common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)