rats
Britishinterjection
adjective
Example Sentences
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The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
If HMW-HA helps naked mole rats resist cancer and age-related damage, could the same mechanism work in a different animal?
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
Their natural reservoir is rodents, such as wild mice, rats and moles.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
The organisation was told there were no rats on board, Van Kerkhove said, adding that the risk to the wider public from the disease was low and that hantavirus transmission between humans was uncommon.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
It made her think of rot—of old garbage left out in the sun, buzzing with flies, crawling with rats.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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