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Meanings of rattus norvegicus in English

Portuguese
rato-marrom

Common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide.

        rato-marrom
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        Examples for "brown rat"
        Examples for "brown rat"
        1
        At first I regarded him as merely an ordinary intrusive brown rat.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920
        2
        Appearances were undoubtedly against the brown rat, but it knew something of tactics.
        "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character
        3
        As he crept beneath it, he heard the brown rat scream.
        "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character
        4
        The trek was headed by an old brown rat.
        "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character
        5
        If so, you don't know the cruel devil of perseverance that is the brown rat.
        The Way of the Wild
        1
        She screamed piercingly as a blackish-brown Norway rat tumbled out almost into her face.
        IT
        2
        The Bushmen and our Goshoots are manifestly descended from the self-same gorilla, or kangaroo, or Norway rat, which-ever animal-Adamthe
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
        3
        Brown Norway rat hearts were transplanted subcutaneously into the anterior region of the neck of Lewis rat recipients (allografts).
        Pubmed
        4
        Objective: We compared the effects of ciclesonide with those of fluticasone propionate in a Brown Norway rat model of chronic allergic asthma.
        Pubmed
        5
        Neutral endopeptidase (NEP) activity assay and measurement of BK-receptor binding sites in Brown Norway rat lungs were carried out in vitro.
        Pubmed
        Usage of rattus norvegicus in English
        1
        Completion of the Rattus norvegicus genome sequence enabled a global inventory and analysis of the nuclear receptors (NRs) in three mammalian species.
        Pubmed
        2
        Although many wild and domestic animals can serve as reservoir hosts, the brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus) is the most important source of human infections.
        Pubmed
        3
        A total of 36 weaning rats ( Rattus norvegicus) were divided into 6 groups of six animals and exposed to lead acetate for six weeks.
        Pubmed
        Translations for rattus norvegicus