house rat

noun

The black rat, Rattus rattus.

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Meanings

nounhouse rat (plural house rats)

plural house rats

  1. The black rat, Rattus rattus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
black rat
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APA

house rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20rat

MLA

“house rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20rat.

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