Black rat — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black rat — n a rat of the genus Rattus (R. rattus) that infests houses and has been the chief vector of bubonic plague * * * Rattus rattus, the European black rat and the one most commonly responsible for transmitting plague to humans by means of its flea… … Medical dictionary
Black rat — Rattus rattus redirects here. For the album by Merzbow, see Rattus Rattus (album). Black rat Rattus rattus Conservation status … Wikipedia
Black Rat — Taxobox name = Black Rat status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 image caption = Rattus rattus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Muridae genus = Rattus species = R. rattus binomial = Rattus rattus… … Wikipedia
black rat — noun common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide • Syn: ↑roof rat, ↑Rattus rattus • Hypernyms: ↑rat • Member Holonyms: ↑Rattus, ↑genus Rattus * * * n … Useful english dictionary
black rat — juodoji žiurkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Rattus rattus angl. Alexandrian rat; black rat; house rat; Northern Alexandrine rat; roof rat; ship rat vok. Dachratte; Hausratte; schwarze Hausratte;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
black rat — noun A common species of rat, Rattus rattus. Syn: Asian black rat, house rat, roof rat, ship rat … Wiktionary
black rat — an Old World rat, Rattus rattus, now common in the southern U.S., having a black or brown body with grayish or white underparts. [1765 75] * * * … Universalium
black rat snake — noun large harmless shiny black North American snake • Syn: ↑blacksnake, ↑pilot blacksnake, ↑mountain blacksnake, ↑Elaphe obsoleta • Hypernyms: ↑rat snake • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Giant Black Rat — Giant black rats are a fictional species of ferocious radiation spawned rodents featured in James Herbert s horror novels The Rats which was first published in 1974, Lair in 1979 and Domain in 1985. They would later appear in the graphic novel… … Wikipedia