Meaning
A small animal with grey or brown fur, a long thin tail, and sharp teeth. It is bigger than a mouse.
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Word origin
From Old English raet, the name of the animal, shared with Dutch rat and German Ratte.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- raet
Grammar
Examples
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"Rat" is one animal; the plural is "rats".
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"Rats" is the plural, meaning more than one rat.
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Here "rat" is the animal the cat caught.
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