Definition for Rat

rat, n. [OE ræt.] (webplay: cat, noise).

Rodent; mouse; vermin; lowly pest; despised creature perceived as a nuisance by humans; animal often preyed upon by house cats; small, four-legged, hairy mammal that makes its home by gnawing holes in the walls of houses.

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