Rattus norvegicus

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Rattus norvegicus m

1. 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