white-bellied rat

noun

Any rat species of the murid genus Niviventer of Southeast Asia.

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Meanings

nounwhite-bellied rat (plural white-bellied rats)

plural white-bellied rats

  1. especiallyin compoundsAny rat species of the murid genus Niviventer of Southeast Asia.

    Synonyms: niviventer

  2. sensu strictoNiviventer niviventer, a species of murid found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny rat species of the murid genus Niviventer of Southeast Asia.

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niviventer

Origin

  1. translingualNiviventer niviventer
  2. translingualNiviventer
  3. Englishwhite-bellied rat

Calque of translingual Niviventer (literally “snow(-white)-belly”) and translingual Niviventer niviventer (a reduplication of the previous term), respectively. By surface analysis, white + bellied + rat

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白腹鼠, 社鼠
  • 白腹鼠 (báifù shǔ)any Niviventer species
  • 社鼠 (shèshǔ)Niviventer niviventer
German Weißbauchratte, Große Himalaya-Weißbauchratte
  • Weißbauchratteany Niviventer species
  • Große Himalaya-WeißbauchratteNiviventer niviventer
Indonesian timpaus
  • timpausany Niviventer species
Korean 흰배쥐, 흰배쥐
  • 흰배쥐 (huinbaejwi)any Niviventer species
  • 흰배쥐 (huinbaejwi)Niviventer niviventer
Polish białobrzuch
  • białobrzuchany Niviventer species
Russian белобрю́хая кры́са
  • белобрю́хая кры́са (belobrjúxaja krýsa)any Niviventer species
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APA

white-bellied rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-bellied%20rat

MLA

“white-bellied rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-bellied%20rat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-bellied rat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-bellied%20rat.

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