All related terms of 'rats'

A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse.

any of numerous long-tailed murine rodents , esp of the genus Rattus , that are similar to but larger than mice and are now distributed all over the world

a rat

a rat

→ the Desert Rats

long greasy strands of hair hanging down

to remove rats from (a place)

a person who spends a lot of time exercising at a gymnasium

a child not yet walking

the nickname and emblem of the British 7th Armoured Division which served in North Africa during World War II

a common rat , Rattus rattus : a household pest that has spread from its native Asia to all countries

a common brownish rat , Rattus norvegicus : a serious pest in all parts of the world

a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent , Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae

a tropical African cavy-like hystricomorph rodent , Thryonomys swinderianus, that lives in swampy regions: family Thryonomyidae

a young promiscuous woman from an impoverished urban area

a small brown rat , Rattus exulans , native to New Zealand

Journalists sometimes use love rat to refer to a man who treats his partner in a cruel way, especially by having sexual relationships with other people.

Mall rats are young people who spend a lot of time hanging around in shopping malls with their friends .

a small brown rat , Rattus exulans , native to New Zealand

any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae

a ratlike SE Asian nocturnal mammal, Echinosorex gymnurus, with greyish fur and an elongated snout : family Erinaceidae ( hedgehogs ): the largest living insectivore

any rat of the genus Neotoma, of W North America, having a long tail that is furry in some species: family Cricetidae

a young person who carries out chores at an ice-hockey rink in return for free skating time

a common brownish rat , Rattus norvegicus : a serious pest in all parts of the world

any of several small amphibious rodents , esp the water vole or the muskrat

any rat , usually a brown rat, that infests wharves

a white variety of the brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus ), used extensively in scientific research

any rat of the genus Neotoma, of W North America, having a long tail that is furry in some species : family Cricetidae

a jerboa , Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa

→ brown rat

any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails : family Heteromyidae

any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails : family Heteromyidae

any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails : family Heteromyidae

See pocket gopher

any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia , of S and SE Asia : family Muridae

a nearly hairless rodent , Heterocephalus glaber , of eastern African dry steppes and savannas , having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies , based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes

A water vole is a small furry animal that can swim . Water voles live in holes in the banks of rivers .

→ gopher 1 (sense 1 )