Rattus norvegicus

Translingual

Etymology

Medieval Latin rattus (“rat”) + norvegicus (“Norwegian”).

Proper noun

Rattus norvegicus m

A taxonomic species within the family Muridae – the brown rat.

Hypernyms

(species): Rodentia - order; Muridae - family; Murinae - subfamily; Rattus - genus

References

Rattus norvegicus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rattus norvegicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rattus norvegicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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